by Mitch Randall | Jun 6, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board voted 3-2 to approve using state funds to support a new Catholic school this week. One of the board members voting “yes” was installed to their post last Friday, according to Tulsa World. The board’s actions began...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Jun 6, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Target made the decision to pull some of their Pride merchandise from their stores toward the end of May. The company, which has only publicly supported the LGBTQ+ community for the past decade, indicated that this action is in response to the destruction of Pride...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 6, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that the optional license plate with the slogan “In God We Trust” now appears on three of every five cars in Tennessee with non-specialty plates. This news reminded me of a time in Georgia when efforts to allow residents to...
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 5, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
When history starts to repeat itself, interrupt it. We’ve heard these stories of injustice before and unless this is a particular favorite of yours, we’ve got to stop police brutality. “I feared for my life, so I shot him. The end.” That is, of course, until it...
by Chuck Poole | Jun 5, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Alabama and Mississippi continue to top the list of the “most Christian” states in our nation, according to those who know such things. This assessment must be based on some sort of institutional metrics, such as the number of churches per capita, average weekly...
by Holly Massie | Jun 2, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
“Mind the gap” is a common audio and visual warning to railway passengers in the U.K., reminding them to pay attention before boarding to avoid having a limb caught in the gap between the platform and the train. Churches would do well to appropriate this warning as...
