The separation of church and state is not meant to expel God from our schools or government functions. Our founding fathers established that separation so that no particular branch of organized religion could force their way of worshipping God to be the only way. One of the reasons immigrants came to the United States was so that they could be free to worship as they pleased. Separation of church and state simply guarantees that no one branch of religion, be it Protestant, Catholic, Islam, Buddhist or any of the worlds many other religions, is sanctioned by the state. To include prayers or rites from one of these religions in our schools and not include similar prayers from all of them has the effect of the state promoting that one religion. ...more

December 1, 2007

The Plant and Bayshore Christian volleyball teams reassured the state of Florida that they are the top teams in their classifications Thursday after capturing the Class 5A and 1A state titles at The Lakeland Center. ...more

November 16, 2007

Apostles Lutheran Church will offer a free Thanksgiving turkey dinner with the trimmings to those in need or who may otherwise spend the holiday alone. This will be the first time the church has hosted the holiday meal. ...more

November 14, 2007

The proclamations of Freud, Margaret Langer and Hugh Hefner denigrate the values taught by the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. But our faith in the second Trinity flourishes if we pray for the souls of the first. Pick your threesome and pray for them. ...more

October 24, 2007

Despite plans to revitalize the University Area Partnership, the collaborative canceled its first full general membership meeting in almost two years. ...more

October 18, 2007

TAMPA - Sunday afternoon, the situation at Metropolitan Ministries was dire: There was only a day's worth of food remaining at the Florida Avenue food pantry. ...more

October 9, 2007

The quest for a rose and the affections of a Texas millionaire ended for a Tampa woman on "The Bachelor" Monday night. ...more

October 1, 2007

If you think the face of the typical homeless person in Hillsborough County is a scraggly bum on a park bench, think again. ...more

October 1, 2007

Seventh-day Adventists say they will explore over 13 weeks how people of faith through the ages have dealt with despair, betrayal, disappointment, loss, injustice and abuse - and what that can teach us now. ...more

September 29, 2007

Unexpected Faces, Unexpected Places, a public awareness campaign sponsored by the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County, kicked off on the steps of the old federal courthouse in Tampa on Thursday. ...more

September 28, 2007