by John D. Pierce | Nov 9, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Self-victimization is a favorite pastime of many American Christians, fearful of religious diversity and the loss of cultural dominance. Speaking of favorites — that is exactly what many self-victimized American Christians are seeking: to be publicly...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 3, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Years ago a congregation placed a classified ad in a Baptist newspaper to assist their search for a new pastor. Among the qualities and qualifications they sought was someone with “the mind of God.” My guess (and hope!) is that the ad writer meant that...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 31, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce One of the oldest tricks of Christian fundamentalism is to carefully select a few isolated Bible verses to support a preconceived notion, declare that position as divine and then piously charge anyone who doesn’t buy into that conclusion with denying...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 29, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Jackie Bowen showed up at Boynton Baptist Church in Ringgold, Ga., in the summer of 1975 to work with the youth. The Georgia Southern student from the mid-state town of Perry was welcomed to the hills of northwest Georgia where I was raised. It was the...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 21, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Words get redefined continually. Sometimes pejorative meanings simply evolve. For example, the English word “awful” once meant “full of awe,” or “awesome.” It was even used to describe God. Today it means something quite different: “bad, really bad.” At...
