By Norman Jameson When I was young, the mantra parents and teachers voiced to encourage students that anything was possible with enough work and focus on the task at hand was to say, “You could grow up to be president.”…
Let’s get out of Afghanistan
By David Gushee There is no good news from Afghanistan: — Every indication exists that the sorry presidential “election” that just occurred there was entirely corrupted by every form of vote fraud, including massive ballot stuffing and intimidation of voters….
Informed choices and the health-care debate
By David Sanders With Congress due back in Washington soon and President Obama ready to hit the “reset” button in hopes of re-launching his health-care initiative, it’s clearly time to start over. Members of Congress — mainly moderate Democrats —…
Defining Baptist higher education for the 21st century
By William Underwood At Mercer University, we communicate with alumni and friends through an electronic newsletter. Not long ago, one of these electronic newsletters mentioned some upcoming campus events, including a lecture by President Carter on how his faith informs…
Pan Am Flight 103, terror and compassion
By Jonathan Langley Convenient. That’s what the Aug. 20 release of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi was. Not just for the terminally-ill Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. But also convenient for British Petroleum, Marks and Spencer,…
The moral imperative of health-care reform
By David Gushee The national debate raging over health-care reform has become a maelstrom of competing claims and counterclaims. It has been deeply infected by political demagoguery and hysteria. The tenor of the debate raises the legitimate question as to…
A conservative view on racial profiling
By Miguel De La Torre When the issue of racial profiling is raised, there are usually three responses. First, there is a group of Americans who would argue that racial profiling is a myth. This false consciousness is maintained in…
Robert Novak’s inspiring life
By David Sanders My childhood pals dreamed of growing up to be professional athletes complete with their own shoe contract or sports trading card. And, while I tried as a junior high and high school linebacker to rush opposing quarterbacks…
God’s dream, the ‘American Dream’ and the health-care debate
By Jonathan Langley “Praise the Lord for the 2nd Amendment.” That was a Twitter post (I just can’t come straight out and call it a “tweet” without feeling like a “twit”) after a recent shooting that resulted in two deaths….