by Bruce T. Gourley | Oct 7, 2020 | Opinion
He sat alone on a dais in the Philadelphia Statehouse during a hot and steamy Philadelphia summer. For a man many considered royalty, his chair and desk were simple. And although he rarely spoke as he presided over an unprecedented experiment in modern democracy,...
by Mitch Randall | Sep 10, 2020 | Opinion
Words matter. The Atlantic magazine reported last week that President Donald J. Trump dishonored U.S. soldiers and veterans when he referred to soldiers killed in action as “losers” and “suckers.” The White House denied the claims, but former Chief of Staff John Kelly...
by Rob Sellers | Jun 15, 2020 | Opinion
There are many kinds of Baptists, but I find the political loyalties of certain prominent Baptists puzzling if not startling. Their devotion to Donald Trump is unwavering, despite anything he says or does that is contrary to the way of Jesus, to which they claim also...
by Maureen O'Leary | Jun 12, 2020 | Opinion
Black Americans and allies have staged mass protests across the country in the weeks since George Floyd’s death. Protesters, which include a significant number of clergy, are expressing righteous anger and demanding justice long denied. How has the Trump...
by Mitch Randall | Jun 11, 2020 | Opinion
Democracy teetered on the brink of collapse on June 1. Responding to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the hands of police a week earlier, thousands of citizens marched demanding justice. They declared that Black Lives Matter and advocated for a...
