by Bruce T. Gourley | Jan 30, 2024 | Christian Nationalism, Feature-, Opinion
The four-and-a-half-year war is finally over. No, I don’t mean the American Civil War, which, culturally speaking, has never ended. Instead, I am referring to the latest civil war among Methodists. The first Methodist Civil War lasted from 1844-45. Short but...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 29, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
“You know better.” The familiar expression communicates that our speech or behavior is beneath what we have been taught. Those three words summarize the expectation that we stop what we’re doing immediately and get our act together. Their pointed fingers and furrowed...
by Erin Albin Hill | Dec 11, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
I am currently teaching an elective course titled “Foundations of Social Justice” at Baylor University’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work. The class is held for three hours each Friday. During our time together, we view social justice through the lens of faith,...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 6, 2023 | Feature-, News
U.S. stereotypes of Asian Americans as a “model minority” and “forever foreigner” fuel discrimination, according to a report released by the Pew Research Center on November 30. More than half of Asian Americans (57%) say discrimination is a significant problem in the...
by Jack Glasgow | Oct 9, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
In the summer of 1965, when I was ten years old, my father was asked to serve on a special committee created by the Atlanta Board of Education. He was told he would be paid as a summer school teacher if he agreed to serve. As a coach and teacher who earned income to...