by Ron Rolheiser | Aug 15, 2018 | Opinion
He’s a loser! You’re a loser! Among all the hurtful slurs we mindlessly utter, this particular one is perhaps the most hurtful and damaging. It needs to be forbidden in our public discourse and stricken from our vocabulary. We’ve come a long way today in forbidding...
by Brent McDougal | Aug 8, 2018 | Opinion
As a freshman in college, I was eager to become more “political.” I grew up around lawmakers and lobbyists in the Alabama legislature; as an 18-year-old idealist, I was ready to make a difference. This led me to run for student government, attend political functions...
by Frank Lewis | Aug 6, 2018 | Opinion
Four pastors – two black and two white – walked into a bar. Well, not exactly, but close. We had breakfast together, along with five or six men from both churches – First Baptist of Nashville and First Baptist of Capitol Hill. We wanted to find a way to do something...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 17, 2018 | Opinion
The construct of race continues to be a primary means by which we categorize and judge people. As I observed yesterday, on the altar of race is sacrificed our real selves, our inherent relationships with each other and our natural connection to God. We deny ourselves...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 16, 2018 | Opinion
Post-racial. The word causes angst and anxiety. “Race is not behind us,” some say, because we continue to judge persons based on their external appearance. But – not only that. Based on physical characteristics and traits, we have created a system of rewards and...
