by Martin Marty | May 4, 2012 | Opinion
Our premier historian of late colonial and early republican America, Gordon Wood, while reviewingabook on Roger Williams, warms up readers with references to Thomas Jefferson: “It’s easy to believe in the separation of church and state when one has nothing...
by James L. Evans | May 4, 2012 | Opinion
The French philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote in the 1600s, “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.” He was right then, and he is still right today. The obvious example we have to illustrate the truth of...
by Leroy Seat | May 3, 2012 | Opinion
The 61st annual National Day of Prayer is being held today, May 3, as it is on the first Thursday of May every year. Today is also the 10th annual National Day of Reason. As an alternative to both the Day of Prayer and the Day of Reason, I am proposing a National Day...
by Elizabeth Evans Hagan | May 3, 2012 | Opinion
When is the last time you encountered a person of faith, in particular a Christian, who was engaging in particular activities one might call “crazy”? I know I’ve met my share of over-the-top, loving kind of Christians through the years being in...
by Andrew Gardner | May 3, 2012 | Opinion
“Can we still claim ‘the greatest’ status when one out of two Americans is living in poverty or near the poverty line?” asks broadcaster Tavis Smiley and academic Cornel West. This question serves as the crux of their recentlypublishedbook,...
by Guy Sayles | May 2, 2012 | Opinion
Sometimes, we need to set aside efficiency for the sake of love and to sacrifice success for the sake of faithfulness. There are some things so right and good, so significant and wonderful, that we have to do them, no matter what. We know that they matter, even if we...
