(The following is a speech that I plan to give on the floor of a meeting of Providence Presbytery on March 12 in Lancaster, SC.  A Presbytery is a regional governing body in the Presbyterian Church (USA), and each one is voting this year, as they have several times over the past 15 years, on th...

“Whatever banks did, I did the opposite.  If banks lent to the rich I lent to the poor. If banks lent to men, I lent to women. If banks paid large loans, I made small ones. If banks required collateral, my loans were collateral free. If banks required a lot of paperwork, my loans were illiter...

(-Picture by Getty Images via Daylife) Former Prime Minister Tony Blair recently spoke out about his faith and his concerns that Christianity is being marginalized in the increasingly secular UK. He is proposing that it is time for Christians to speak out in support of their faith. He admits that as...

While browsing through some church choir books recently, I came across a song entitled “We Want America Back” - a popular contemporary Gospel song written by Jeff Steele.  A sampling of its lyrics: Something is wrong with America. She once held the Bible as her conscience and guide. B...

After all, many wingnuts believe Obama is "The One" .. 19 seems like such an odd number - love it!You have to see Larry Wilmire, interviewed by Patrice Evans on his Assimilated Negro blog and admit that you laughed. Then......

“You might have evolved from a monkey but I didn’t!”  Yes, those were the words that spewed out of my mouth in “Bob’s” class at Lexington High.  It was the late 60’s.  I don’t have a clue what the class title was supposed to be.  What I do recall w...

the store Looks to be part of a Christian hip hop movement so I wonder if people will start making up rap songs about how they used to jack off, show off, etc. The idea is that the passion is......

McClatchy - By Shane Goldmacher - Feb. 06 (News Report) - The Mormon church has revealed in a campaign filing that the church spent nearly $190,000 to help pass Proposition 8, the November ballot measure that banned gay marriage in California. The disclosure comes amid an investigation by the state'...

My numb ponies “got on the good foot.”  My frozen hands began to thaw.  The crowd thundered in approval.  Even more profoundly, my heart leapt with joy when I heard these words from President Obama standing on the National Mall, Inauguration day.  “As for our common defense, we...

Consortium News - By Howard Bess - Jan. 26 (Opinion) - . By regulation, the Bush administration has removed requirements for professional qualifications for employees who act as therapists and counselors. Restrictions against discrimination in hiring have been removed. Jews, Muslims and gay persons ...