by John D. Pierce | Feb 21, 2008 | Opinion
It is amazing how quickly we get used to grand technological advances. Recently, I noticed my daughter, a high school freshman, researching a school project on the Greek goddess Artemis. Within a few minutes, she had found extensive information on and images of the...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 19, 2008 | Opinion
Despite stormy weather, a bunch of us gathered at Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga., on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the uniquely bright life of Jack R. Linscott Jr. He died the week before at age 46.Jack’s father was taking classes at Southern...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 16, 2008 | Opinion
Walker Knight, founding editor of Baptists Today, has a magnet on the refrigerator in his Decatur, Ga., home. It reads: “Peace like war must be waged.”The magnet correctly attributes the quote to Walker L. Knight. A friend brought it to him from...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 14, 2008 | Opinion
One of those places where religious freedom gets a little sticky is in how much an employer should be required to accommodate the religious practices of employees. What about religious dress, asking someone to provide a service they consider unethical, or granting...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 12, 2008 | Opinion
Once I argued in an editorial that applying principles of religious liberty requires only common sense. But it also requires a basic and accurate understanding of how this nation was formed with adequate protections to ensure full religious freedom for all...
