Whoa, whoa, stop! "Modern Christianity Out Of Step With Jesus' Teachings" was the headline of an article by columnist Leonard Pitts of the Miami Herald that ran on the editorial page of Highlands Today, Wednesday, April 30. This is outright blatantly inaccurate. Apparently, Mr. Pitts is blind to hundreds of thousands of churches through out this country that preach just the opposite, and thank God for that, Mr. Pitts. Since when did Christianity proclaim a modern version? True Christians believe in Christ's word, as stated in the Gospels of the New Testament, however, many folks would like to believe otherwise since it makes sinning a lot easier. There is only one version for today, tomorrow, and always, as written in Holy Scripture of the Bible. Did Jesus acknowledge so called barriers? You bet! Go to John 3:3, John 3:16-18, Luke 17:1-3 and Matthew 12: 31-32. I find these as barriers that can be overcome by all who acknowledge and believe in Him as it is written. Comparing slavery to gay rights? No comparison. Slavery of human kind is against God's will to the highest degree. Homosexuality is a sin, period. To say otherwise is condoning sin of the body and mind which is Gods temple. Jews were in slavery and persecuted until death for hundreds of years in history and today are still fighting for their rights in Israel. No, Mr. Pitts, you and pastors like the controversial Jeremiah Wright and James Lawson make up a good threesome of men who should be thankful to God for their very successful existence in America. Thank God for His blessings upon you. ...more

May 3, 2008

I love getting mail from readers. It's one of the things I enjoy most about writing this column. Hearing your thoughts and checking out your recipes can be the highlight of my day. I thought I'd share a couple of my recent responses with you. ...more

February 20, 2008

New assistant coach Kenny Carter is ready to make the Gators' running back position relevant again. ...more

February 15, 2008

A community group wants to make sure the nearly 700 black victims piled into an unmarked, mass grave after the hurricane of 1928 are remembered. ...more

February 10, 2008

LeBron James scored 33 points and barely missed a triple-double as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston for the second time this season, downing the Celtics 114-113. ...more

February 6, 2008

LAUDERHILL - A 12-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with fatally beating a toddler he was babysitting, police said. ...more

January 7, 2008

Manolo Reyes, who provided news in Spanish to South Florida's Cuban exile community long before Spanish-language TV networks became popular, died Thursday. He was 83. ...more

January 5, 2008

Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga is discussing the sale of his struggling franchise to two real estate developers, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

December 15, 2007

The Florida Tomato Growers Exchange, an agricultural cooperative, is right to encourage its members not to participate in so-called "penny-per-pound" agreements being pushed by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. The exchange has cited concerns with these deals related to federal and state antitrust, labor and racketeering laws. ...more

November 28, 2007

A former immigration enforcement agent who was based at MacDill Air Force Base was arrested Friday night in Tampa in connection with the alleged rape of a 39-year-old Jamaican detainee, according to records and published reports. ...more

November 18, 2007