by James L. Evans | Feb 24, 2012 | Opinion
I must confess that I am a huge fan of the space program. From the launch of Sputnik in 1957, through the moon landing in 1969, and everything that has happened since, the exploration of space has piqued my interest and stirred my imagination. Certainly the case can...
by Robert Parham | Feb 24, 2012 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This column appeared Wednesday in the Tennessean. Clergy for Tolerance continues to gather signatures from clergy who support the letter to presidential candidates. To read more and to sign the letter, click here. Concerned about the rising tide...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 23, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce Our daughter saw her shadow yesterday. Not sure if that provides any revelation about the coming of spring. She’s not a groundhog and it wasn’t Groundhog Day. And waking up to 63 degrees and hearing the forecast for an 80-degree high on a...
by Guy Sayles | Feb 23, 2012 | Opinion
In the late 1970s, when Anita and I were in seminary in Louisville, Ky., my maternal grandparents, who lived four hours away in Huntington, W.Va., were the relatives to whom we most closely lived. Whenever we could, usually a few times a year, we’d visit them in...
by Martin Marty | Feb 23, 2012 | Opinion
Notice: This is an alert, not a review. Repeat: This is an alert, not a review. In our sights this week – they would be hard to miss – are notices of Alain de Botton’s “Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer’s Guide to the Uses of Religion.” The...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 22, 2012 | Opinion
The long-awaited report of a committee tasked with suggesting a new name for the Southern Baptist Convention is finally in, and once again the old name has won the day. Despite pleas that the name’s regional connotations make outreach work in pioneer areas more...
