Category Archives: Opinion

Rethinking Facebook, incivility and violence

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Skippy R

Can the hateful things we say on social media somehow lead to violence in society? Yes, they can, and I confess, I’ve been a part of it. God forgive me.

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John Oliver takes down the televangelists, thanks to small investigative non-profit Trinity Foundation

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Skippy R

[Update: ‘CBS This Morning’ interviewed Trinity Foundation president Ole Anthony in a follow up to John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” piece.] John Oliver skewered televangelists, the Prosperity Gospel and abysmal IRS oversight in a way that’s uniquely his own during … Continue reading →

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Commentary: All ready for ‘Jesus Ween?’

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Skippy R

Everybody’s made fun of this already (Thanks, Jimmy Kimmel), but hey, can’t Christians leave well enough alone? We complain that we’re persecuted if schools replace the word “holiday” for “Christmas,” then yell at a department store for putting up Christmas … Continue reading →

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A breakthrough prescription for a political year

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Skippy R

With a year of brutal and unforgiving political contests looming before us, has anybody considered just getting a 22-Strand DNA Activation instead? You may not be familiar with this technique. It is a  “tremendous gift that was unveiled in 1998 … Continue reading →

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