by altha-admin | Feb 1, 2012 | Articles
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan is not facing the hardships of supporting a culture of community disrespect.An open ally of protest movements in the port city when she was a councilwoman, now Quan has called out the police to restore order to a fractious city still turning on...
by altha-admin | Feb 1, 2012 | Articles
Sacramento lawmakers above the law — could it be otherwise? After the voters in this state have tried to get their representatives to enact timely balanced budgets, they still fail, even when they now require a simple majority to pass a budget.Quid custodiet...
by altha-admin | Jan 31, 2012 | Articles
One afternoon, I was listening to the local high school choir sing the hymn:"We shall overcome"In the Body of Christ, we have already overcome! We do not have to try and win:"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved...
by altha-admin | Jan 31, 2012 | Articles
To Governor Mitch Daniels and the people of the state of Indiana:Mitt Romney is the establishment favorite, yet he commands very little respect outside of the small cadre of career politicians who merely want to win the White House. A Massachusetts moderate with a...
by altha-admin | Jan 30, 2012 | Articles
In some strands of theological discussion, there is a divergence over two theologies.One, the Theology of the Cross, suggests that Christians are called to live a life of suffering, imitating the Passion of the Savior. The other, the Theology of Glory, emphasizes or...