by Laura Landgraf | Feb 28, 2019 | Opinion
Pope Francis compares child sexual abuse to human sacrifice. Think about that for a moment. The comparison is appropriate. But it’s worse than that. We who were abused by leaders in the church continue to live. We didn’t die of our injuries on the altar of sacrifice....
by Martin J. Hodson | Feb 28, 2019 | Opinion
A crowd of young people appeared suddenly, marching toward me, bearing placards and chanting. It was Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. I had finished a meeting in Oxford, United Kingdom, and was walking through Cornmarket to catch my bus home. As they got closer, I realized this...
by LeDayne McLeese Polaski | Feb 27, 2019 | Opinion
My husband and I attended the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta with one goal: seeing at least one medal ceremony. So, while everyone else was applying for hard-to-get tickets for track and field, gymnastics and swimming, I was applying for tickets to the medal rounds of table...
by LaLeita Small | Feb 27, 2019 | Opinion
A video of a father’s confession pertaining to his racial bias caught my attention while looking through my Facebook newsfeed recently. Newscaster Frank Somerville shared his story of how he faced and continues to address his hidden racial biases. Somerville – a news...
by Ginger Hughes | Feb 26, 2019 | Opinion
By: Ginger Hughes I’ve had the opportunity to observe a lot of people recently as our family enjoyed some fun-filled days at Disney World. Standing in lines for elevators, restaurants, rides, ice cream vendors, and yes…even bathrooms, afford you a lot of time to...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 26, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce “I’m a believer that the church has to transform the culture, not the culture transforming the church,” said Pastor Jeff Kersey of Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church in Lexington, S.C., speaking in opposition to equality for LGBTQ persons. Where have...
