by Douglas Sharp | Apr 20, 2011 | Opinion
As communities of Christians prepare to celebrate Easter the world over, some in the English-speaking world may be surprised to learn that a new “Bible” has appeared and has quickly rushed to be the top-seller on Amazon’s spirituality category. It is...
by Douglas Sharp | Mar 24, 2011 | Opinion
Given the global attention received last fall by the Florida pastor who announced that he would burn the Quran on the anniversary of 9/11, I was frankly surprised to learn that he had found a way to break his promise and burn one anyway. Pastor Terry Jones and his...
by Douglas Sharp | Jul 21, 2010 | General
Ultimately, it is inexpedient to faith and injurious to religion for one to claim to know the will or plan of God in partisan politics. As it always seems to turn out, it’s not all that good for politics either. I will confess that I am uneasy when I hear...
by Douglas Sharp | Jun 30, 2010 | Opinion
Slightly more than half the members of the U.S. Supreme Court believe that the Second Amendment right to own a firearm in this country is inviolable. They have now made that clear in their 5-4 decision on McDonald v. City of Chicago, striking down Chicago’s...
by Douglas Sharp | May 31, 2010 | Opinion
A byproduct of the child sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church may be that a keen eye is now being increasingly focused on Protestant churches. Make no mistake about it: The sexual abuse of children is a sin, unequivocally and indefensibly. And it is a social,...
