by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 30, 2012 | Opinion
It’s the end of the semester, which makes it paper-grading season, and I am awash in typographical errors. It matters not how much I caution students to be careful or encourage them to have someone else proofread their paper, typos seem inevitable. Some will...
by Trevor Barton | Apr 30, 2012 | Opinion
Every morning at 7:15, the doors of our school open wide to a line of bus riders ready to come inside. “Hello, Jaheem. Hi, Kiara. Hey, Imani. Hope you’re having a good day, Omar,” I call out as the students walk past me to the cafeteria for...
by Robert Parham | Apr 30, 2012 | Opinion
What does Romans 13 say about immigration? Nothing. Not a word. The word doesn’t even appear in the passage. Yet Romans 13 is the text of choice for those who favor anti-immigration legislation. Romans 13:1-7 says in part: “Let every person be subject to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 27, 2012 | Opinion
I took advantage of “early voting” in North Carolina today, stopping by a nearby early polling place to participate in the great American privilege of casting my ballot, voting my conscience, contributing my voice to decisions being made by the people. I...
by Cliff Vaughn | Apr 27, 2012 | Opinion
The documentary “Street Paper” is a good example of why we need film festivals. The feature project, which made its world premiere at the 43rd installation of the Nashville Film Festival, covers TheContributor, the most circulated “street...
by Larry Greenfield | Apr 27, 2012 | Opinion
The issue biblically isn’t, this time, only or even primarily about keeping one’s word, although that feature of integrity is indeed part of the whole picture – as it is so often. But no, in this case, the New Testament standard has to do principally with...
