by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 14, 2015 | Opinion
According to a consumer spending survey by the National Retail Federation, Americans were expected to spend $18.9 billion dollars this year on Valentine’s Day. That works out to more than $142 per person, up from $133 last year. If that sounds high, it’s... by Larry Greenfield | Feb 18, 2011 | Opinion
I think Jesus would have had it in him to tolerate Valentine’s Day. But just barely. After all, it’s pretty clear he didn’t have a sweetheart who would have received chocolates on the Galilean equivalent of our Feb. 14. Yes, he did have some explicit... by Mark Johnson | Feb 12, 2009 | Opinion
Our culture will celebrate love tomorrow. Mostly, it will focus on a form of love the Greeks called eros. It is the source of our English word erotica. It is not a word found in the Greek New Testament (GNT). Yet, two other Greek words for love are found. One is... by Barry Howard | Feb 14, 2002 | Opinion
I remember looking forward to Valentine’s Day when I was a child. In our school, Valentine’s Day and Christmas were the only two occasions when parties were allowed. During the week prior to Valentine’s Day, our teacher gave each of us a white paper... by Cliff Vaughn | Feb 14, 2002 | News
Last week, several Hindu nationalist groups issued statements against the celebration of Valentine’s Day. One group, Shiv Sena, protested the day by burning Valentine’s Day cards at parliament in New Delhi (see related story). Shiv Sena, Vishva Hindu...