Trump’s spiritual adviser has a direct line to God

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I’m intrigued by the theology of Paula White, President Trump’s new spiritual adviser. Let me give you a couple snippets of her belief system and then contrast them with Richard Rohr, a Catholic priest and author.   

Most striking about White is that she knows what God wants for us politically. If you don’t support Trump, she tells us, “You’re gonna have to stand accountable before God one day.” And why would that be? Well, because “Trump has ...

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New stadium scores over economic blight

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How governments prioritize expenditures is sometimes a head-scratcher. An example is the city of Columbus’ decision to invest millions in a new soccer stadium, while a segment of the west side continues to decay.

Two weeks ago, the Columbus Dispatch ran a three-day series, “Suffering on Sullivant,” about a three mile stretch of Sullivant Avenue that suffers from prostitution, drug use and other crimes. The landscape is marked by abandoned and dilapidated houses, trash and drug paraphernalia.

A week ago, ...

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