by John D. Pierce | Jun 26, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce Sad. Very sad, on many levels. That was my reaction to a well-researched, well-written article in the Sunday edition of The Chattanooga Times-Free Press. It focused on Matt and Frances Nevels, whose young-adult son died of AIDS in 1992. Matt had been a...
by Bruce Prescott | Jun 26, 2012 | Opinion
The U.S. Supreme Court summarilyreversed the Montana Supreme Court’s ruling that held that the higher court’s Citizens United decision did not invalidate Montana’s Corrupt Practices Act. Passed by a citizen’s initiative and referendum in 1912,...
by Martin Marty | Jun 26, 2012 | Opinion
Surveys, statistics, data, graphs and trend studies have their place when we look at and analyze the “church life” (and “synagogue life,” and all the rest) that makes up a major part of “public religion,” (our weekly topic) in...
by Robert Parham | Jun 26, 2012 | Opinion
Reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s mixed decision on Arizona’s controversial immigration law signals that much work remains before consensus can be reached over comprehensive immigration reform. Much of that work needs to be done in the faith community –...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 25, 2012 | Opinion
Perhaps you’ve heard the biblical expression that one should “test the spirits” (1 John 4:1) as a way of weeding out false prophets. Have you considered weighing the spirit? In today’s News & Observer, columnist John Shaffer reports that...
by Drew Smith | Jun 25, 2012 | Opinion
Those of us who have read the Gospels, or who are even remotely familiar with the teachings of Jesus, know that he often spoke in parables. Indeed, Jesus tells more than 40 parables, many that are very familiar, such as the Parable of the Good Samaritan or the Parable...
