by Marv Knox | Mar 25, 2003 | Opinion
What shall we do during war? The buildup to battle progressed at its own pace–agonizingly slow for some, breathtakingly fast for others. However, diplomacy and debate diminish in focus, if not importance, once the fighting starts. When the battle engages, we...
by Marv Knox | Mar 21, 2003 | Opinion
The incident might have been funny had it not been farcical. Perhaps it would have been silly had it not also been at least a little scary. In Guilderland, N.Y., Stephen Downs and his son, Roger, entered Crossgates Mall, bought T-shirts and put them on. The T-shirts...
by Marv Knox | Mar 6, 2003 | Opinion
Americans may have gotten past the notion that polite people don’t discuss politics and religion in public. But when an article about the president’s religion appears in the Baptist Standard, the editor’s phone lines and e-mail load up. Before...
by Marv Knox | Feb 25, 2003 | Opinion
Years ago, before the Baptist battles escalated, a seminary professor described a crucial weakness of fundamentalism: By its nature, fundamentalism opposes. It fights against everything that doesn’t conform to its ideals and principles, which will be narrower...
by Marv Knox | Feb 11, 2003 | Opinion
Congress has convened, President Bush is promoting his budget and, once again, religious liberty is in peril. The Bush administration has proposed a plan that would channel public funds to building projects for religious organizations that engage in social work. It...
