by David Gibson | Nov 22, 2011 | Opinion
GREENVILLE, S.C. (RNS) When Bob Jones III recently questioned whether President Obama is a Christian, it was a reminder not only that the fundamentalist leader is controversial but also how little the political world has heard from the man and the rock-ribbed...
by Chuck Warnock | Nov 22, 2011 | Opinion
It goes without saying that N.T. Wright, recently called the J.K. Rowling of the evangelical world, is a prolific writer. The author of more than 30 books by one count, Wright cranks out multi-hundred page volumes like others do tweets. But the difference is that...
by Drew Smith | Nov 22, 2011 | Opinion
This past June, Alabama’s governor signed into law the toughest stance on immigration in the United States. This law continues to be debated among the citizens of that state while the U.S. Justice Department has stated that Alabama’s law is...
by Mitch Carnell | Nov 22, 2011 | Opinion
Editor’s note: The National Day of Listening was started by StoryCorps in 2008. Click here for more about the day, and here for a feature on StoryCorps. The day after Thanksgiving is not only Black Friday, it is also NationalDayofListening. Here is one day when...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 21, 2011 | Opinion
Pullen Baptist Church in Raleigh has taken the rare action of voting to prohibit the pastor from acting as an agent of the state in legalizing marriages until the state grants the same opportunity for legal marriage to gay couples. The vote, held Nov. 20, was...
by Jeanie McGowan | Nov 21, 2011 | Opinion
This Thanksgiving season, I’m especially grateful to have many things that cause me to be thankful and have hope. I’m also painfully aware that there are many around me who don’t seem to find many things that give them cause for hope. What does that...
