by Robert Parham | Dec 23, 2013 | Opinion
An atheist group put up a billboard near Philadelphia with the message “Keep Saturn in Saturnalia.” It was their anemic attempt to fuel the “war on Christmas” by countering a billboard sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, which read...
by Phillip Larsen | Dec 9, 2013 | Opinion
Brace yourselves. The calendar has turned over to December, which means that the inevitable discussion on the “War on Christmas” will soon see its opening salvo for 2013. It is inevitable. There will be an outrage by a prominent figure about how we have...
by James L. Evans | Nov 26, 2010 | Opinion
It took me a long time but I think I have finally figured it out. In the United States, shopping is our religion, department stores are our temples, flyers and newspaper ads are our Scriptures, and sales clerks are our priests. It’s the only explanation that...
by Robert Parham | Feb 4, 2010 | Opinion
Given the outcry over Tim Tebow’s TV ad during the Super Bowl, one would think that the Super Bowl is sacred space. Â For those who have missed the latest scrimmage in the American culture war, here’s an overview. A University of Florida football star...
by Robert Parham | Nov 16, 2004 | Opinion
American Christians are in a cultural war, a term that went out of popular favor after Pat Buchanan’s mean-spirited Republican Party speech in 1992. Regrettably, the phrase has returned with a new vengeance. Following President Bush’s re-election,...