Opinion Archives

Normally I don’t have much of an appetite for telling people where to take their business. But this isn’t a normal case. Stay tuned to BreakPoint!

The Ferguson community has drawn together. Blacks and whites march side by side. Church members put aside their bickering to stand for justice.

Parents seeking to restrict their children’s access to cell phones, tablets and electronic games have a surprising ally. Stay tuned to BreakPoint.

One of the world’s favorite comedians took his own life. It makes me very sad. But it also makes me determined to get the word out about clinical...

If I told you that the Constitution still permits slavery, you probably wouldn’t believe it. Well . . . believe it. I’ll talk about it next, on...

Long after the publication of “On the Origin of Species,” Charles Darwin still had nagging doubts -- and scientists to this day have no solution...

Christians should never diminish the reality of suffering nor neglect their obligation to alleviate it.

Could shifting on same-sex marriage relate in some way to also shifting on adultery, divorce and other sexuality issues? Stay tuned to BreakPoint.

If sex is simply a bit of fun between adults it will become trivial. Stripped of procreation, it’s just another hobby—a fun, pleasurable, even...

It’s starting to seem as if the Obama White House operates on a time delay. In the case of Iraq’s religious minorities, the results have been...

I’m a parent. And I’m a writer. And I care about what my daughter reads. Today I’ll tell you about the “Children’s book of the year.”

Isn’t it great when sports superstars live as well off the field as they do on it? I’ll tell you about a couple of them -- and their faith -- next...

One of the world’s most influential people is doing amazing things in Chicago, including pursuing restorative justice for women caught in sex...