The Rev. Anne Robertson is executive director of the Massachusetts Bible Society and author of several books including Blowing the Lid Off the God-Box and God's Top 10: Blowing the Lid Off the Commandments. She blogs via her website, www.annerobertson.org.
The Roman emperor Nero is credited as the first tyrant to persecute Christians as an official policy, according to historians. | Public Domain Photo via Wikimedia Commons
The Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts, Minister Emeritus, First United Methodist Church, Monroeville, Alabama. He writes a regular column, "An Encouraging Word," for a local newspaper.
Occupy Wall Street demonstrators return to Liberty Square (Zucotti Park) after being evicted in the dead of night by New York City police, who barricaded the public space against their return. | Photo by David Shankbone via Wikimedia Commons
David Shasha is the director of the Center for Sephardic Heritage in Brooklyn, NY, which publishes the weekly e-mail newsletter Sephardic Heritage Update http://groups.google.com/group/Davidshasha or email david.shasha.shu@gmail.com
A professional writer and editor for more than 38 years, Cynthia B. Astle is a veteran of both print and online journalism. She has worked on the Internet since the late 1980s and has been a driving force behind the development of digital publications wherever she worked. Her accomplishments as a religion journalist have won national and international awards of excellence in both digital and print media for more than two decades.
A professional writer and editor for more than 38 years, Cynthia B. Astle is a veteran of both print and online journalism. She has worked on the Internet since the late 1980s and has been a driving force behind the development of digital publications wherever she worked. Her accomplishments as a religion journalist have won national and international awards of excellence in both digital and print media for more than two decades.
A professional writer and editor for more than 38 years, Cynthia B. Astle is a veteran of both print and online journalism. She has worked on the Internet since the late 1980s and has been a driving force behind the development of digital publications wherever she worked. Her accomplishments as a religion journalist have won national and international awards of excellence in both digital and print media for more than two decades.