Alan R. Waishkey of Port Richey wonders why some people ridicule the religious aspects of Christmas. ...more

December 27, 2008

"The Man Who Invented Christmas," by Les Standiford (Crown, $19.95) ...more

December 21, 2008

The Rev. Charles "Chuck" Richard lives with a sense of urgency and purpose, as if life is far too important to waste on half measures. ...more

October 1, 2008

Mike Huckabee's politics of piety appears to be winning the hearts of Iowa Republicans. He has acquired a new first name from the nation's headline writers, who call him Surging Huckabee. ...more

December 23, 2007

Mike Huckabee's politics of piety appears to be winning the hearts of Iowa Republicans. He has acquired a new first name from the nation's headline writers, who call him Surging Huckabee. ...more

December 22, 2007

Tree, As In Christmas The consensus of the Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce not to promote an event as "faith-based" slipped in the censorship of the word "Christmas" from its first "Holiday Tree Lighting" coming up Saturday in a Pasco County park. ...more

November 26, 2007

We give thanks to God before our meals. We start all of our public and private meetings asking God for wisdom and guidance. Yet we won't allow God into our schools. Where do our children learn good from bad and right from wrong; all the things that shape their lives for the future. They say that 62 percent of Americans think it is okay to give out birth control devices in schools and instructions on how to use them. God would not approve, so we don't let him into our schools. We allow subjects to be taught from books that we would not allow in our homes. But a Bible is not one of the books that is used to teach our children, good from bad. ...more

November 25, 2007