by Amanda Hiley | Oct 8, 2020 | Opinion
I was born into a spectacular moment in the ascent of science. Now half a century later, I fear I am living in an America bent on rejecting science. I am struggling to understand that. I was born in January 1969, just months before the landing on the moon, in a cotton...
by Leroy Seat | Oct 1, 2020 | Opinion
Abortion is extremely contentious. For more than 45 years now, there has been considerable “warfare” between pro-choice and pro-life people. Is there any way to de-escalate such negative polarization? James Davison Hunter is a “Distinguished Professor” at the...
by Mitch Randall and Mark Wingfield | Sep 3, 2020 | Christian Nationalism, Opinion
When Mike Pence substituted the American flag for Jesus in his speech during last week’s Republican National Convention, he continued a long tradition of American fundamentalist Christianity, which seems to have a problem with Jesus. Pence did not misspeak. His...
by Mitch Randall | Mar 26, 2020 | Opinion
Robert “Bob” Stephenson passed away on Friday, March 20. Besides my immediate family, Mr. Stephenson and his wife, Norma, changed the trajectory of my life more than anyone. They are some of the most wise, kind and generous people I have ever met. For 11 years, I had...
by William E. Hull | Jan 24, 2020 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Nov. 7, 2003. Hull was university professor at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, at the time of publication. Boundary markers are important to fundamentalists because they need enemies to energize their cause. In...
