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Drive-By Shooting Reported
SPRINGDALE — Police are investigating a drive-by shooting reported on Braxton Drive on Friday night.
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Football League Essentially A Plutocracy
NFL RETAINS COMPETITIVE EDGE WITH POLICIES THAT HELP ALL TEAMS COMPETE DESPITE MARKET SIZE
I love football. I’ll be watching the Super Bowl today. I’ll be wearing my Eli Manning jersey, cheering for the kid whose dad was my college quarterback. Watching the NFL is my favorite after-church activity. That’s the sad thing about the Super Bowl — when it’s over, no more football until fall. Continue reading...
Koran Quotations On The Wall, Perhaps?
AMERICANS NEED TO GET GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE RELIGION BUSINESS, HONOR FIRST AMENDMENT
Several recent letters to the editor have taken exception to the state of Arkansas for enforcing the First Amendment by withdrawing taxpayer funding for some religious schools. Continue reading...
Story Of Christmas Is For Everyone
IT’S ONE PART OF WHAT MAKES THE HOLIDAY SEASON SO WONDERFUL FOR ALL WHO CELEBRATE IT
There is something wonderful about a baby. Continue reading...
It’s Time For Christians To Speak Up
WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE RECENT DEBATE ABOUT OUR DEFICIT HAS BEEN FRAMED
Several of my columns have focused on the plight of the poor in the United States and the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of fewer and fewer people over the last three decades. Some readers have challenged me on a couple of grounds: F Continue reading...
Concentration Of Wealth In Fewer Hands
OCCUPY WALL STREET MOVEMENT AN INSTINCTIVE AMERICAN REACTION AGAINST 30-YEAR TREND
Let’s use this newspaper as an object lesson. Continue reading...
We Should Show Compassion In All Things
LET’S TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT: APPLY THE VALUES OF JESUS TO OUR SOCIAL, POLITICAL DISCOURSE
I have an interest in applying the values of Jesus to our social and political discourse. And I’m troubled by many Christians who advocate policies that seem contrary to Jesus’ values or who focus on things that are not central to what we know of his priorities. Continue reading...
Bad Religion Makes For Very Bad Politics
NEW APOSTOLIC REFORMATION AN EMERGING, MORE RADICALIZED VERSION OF DOMINIONISM
On Aug. 6, as presidential candidate Rick Perry kicked off his campaign for the White House, he held a large rally organized by some religious groups that are not well-known to the general public — leaders from the New Apostolic Reformation and their associates with the International House of Prayer and The Call. Continue reading...
PEOPLE & PLACES
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Our Challenge, Our Call Remain The Same
WHAT IF AMERICA HAD RESPONDED TO TERRORIST ATTACKS WITH LOVE INSTEAD OF WAR?
My friend Fred Burnham recently came to town to talk about his experience of Sept. 11, 2001. If the near tower of the World Trade Center had shifted its direction by 12 feet, he would have been among those buried there. As it was, he and a handful of friends huddled in the dark, smothering in a smoky stairwell, while the successive booms of collapsing floors a few feet away made them believe they were under a military attack. Continue reading...
