by Wendell Griffen | Oct 5, 2022 | Opinion
The Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in the case of Moore v. Dempsey in 1923. By a 6–2 margin, the Court said that the trials of six of the Elaine 12 – Frank Moore, Frank and Ed Hicks, Joe Knox, Paul Hall and Ed Coleman – were dominated by mobs....
by Michael Chancellor | Oct 5, 2022 | Opinion
I awoke thinking of ashes. No, there was not a fire inside or outside the house. I have been asked to speak at a Grief Share conference next month, and I chose the topic, “Grief After COVID.” In the early days of COVID-19, some communities required cremation as a...
by Jack Boles | Oct 4, 2022 | Opinion
Many lessons have been taught from two verses in the book of James. “If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, ‘Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled;’ not withstanding ye give them not those things which are...
by Keith Herron | Oct 4, 2022 | Opinion
Jody Dungan’s life mission has been to follow her wish to live fully and completely in her true identity. This painful sojourn toward freedom from the self that others expected her to embody began in childhood and continued across the arc of her life. In her book...
by Starlette Thomas | Oct 3, 2022 | Opinion
Religion or relationship? With the former representing a tightly woven but personalized sweater from your grandmother and the latter representing loosely held beliefs, worn like comfortable clothing, this has often been the choice in expressions of belief. What if...
by Starlette Thomas | Sep 30, 2022 | Opinion
When a former U.S. president thinks he is the closest thing to Jesus, his followers must question what direction Christianity is going in. When Jesus and Pilate stood before a crowd, it wasn’t for a photo opportunity. Recently, Donald Trump reshared a social media...
