by Doug Weaver | Jun 19, 2002 | Opinion
“We are almost like the Baptists.” Mennonite Brethren often use this comment when describing themselves to people who are not familiar with Mennonites. Is it a good comparison? When most people think of Mennonites, they think of a “peace...
by Doug Weaver | May 28, 2002 | Opinion
What do Ralph Elliott, Henlee Barnette and Cecil Sherman have in common? Or Ken Chafin, James Dunn and Glenn Hinson? Most Baptists familiar with “the controversy” in Southern Baptist life the last few decades recognize these leaders for their roles in...
by Doug Weaver | Apr 24, 2002 | Opinion
Most Baptists concerned with social justice have heard of Clarence Jordan and Koinonia Farm. Powerful anecdotes abound about the author of the Cotton Patch Gospels. On one occasion, Jordan spoke to a Southern congregation about racism, and an elderly woman retorted,...
by Doug Weaver | Mar 26, 2002 | Opinion
When the seminary professor opened class with prayer requests, a student raised his hand and said, “Please remember me this weekend because I am going to be with some Catholics. I pray that they will get saved.” My reaction from across the room?...
by Doug Weaver | Mar 1, 2002 | Opinion
“Don’t drink, smoke or chew, or go with girls who do.” The social ethics of many Baptists have revolved around “total abstinence” or “teetotalism.” It was that way at my Baptist house. Of course history is not so simple....
