Becoming “all things to all people” sometimes means putting your rights aside for the sake of others

A few weeks ago when Dzhokhar Tsarev, the youngest brother of two suspects, was captured for bombing the Boston Marathon, a public debate erupted about the type of rights he was afforded.  For days, authorities hesitated to read him his Miranda Rights and debated whether to treat him as an enemy combatant. When I taughtContinue reading “Becoming “all things to all people” sometimes means putting your rights aside for the sake of others”

Ghosts in the sanctuary, ghouls in the fellowship hall

When I was trying to think of something patriotic to write about for the Fourth of July week, I couldn’t think of anything specific. Sure, I considered writing about the separation of church and state–a Baptist thing to do if there ever was one–but I thought (being a good southern yankee and all) why rockContinue reading “Ghosts in the sanctuary, ghouls in the fellowship hall”