by Jason Hancock | Jul 4, 2011 | News
(RNS) A Missouri congressman has apologized for telling a national radio audience that “at the heart of liberalism really is a hatred for God.” U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, whose comments created a nationwide uproar among liberals, apologized to anyone who thought he was...
by Jason Hancock | Jun 29, 2011 | News
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (RNS) A Republican congressman from Missouri is catching flak from some liberal religious leaders for saying last week that “at the heart of liberalism really is a hatred for God.” U.S. Rep. Todd Akin made the comments during a radio interview...
by Bob Cornwall | May 4, 2011 | Opinion
Once upon a time it was a good thing to be liberal, but today it seems that to be a liberal is to be godless and unpatriotic. In this age of Limbaugh, Hannity and Coulter, the word has become so disrespected that many liberals run from the label and call themselves by...
by James L. Evans | Mar 20, 2009 | Opinion
One of my teachers would frequently remind us that categorizing people by means of narrow labels is just another way of not having to think deeply about them. It happened to me a few years back as I was trying to make a case for why Bible believers should oppose the...
by Mike Smith | Sep 17, 2008 | Opinion
Once upon a time (say as late as 1948), the terms “liberal” and “conservative” actually held clearly defined meaning. Conservatives generally regarded change or experimentation via government to be dangerous. They, therefore, sought to slow the...