by Marv Knox | May 30, 2002 | Opinion
Two bills now pending before the U.S. House of Representatives would breach the wall of separation between church and state and, unfortunately, inject political poison into America’s pulpits. They are the Houses of Worship Political Speech Protection Act (HR...
by Marv Knox | May 22, 2002 | Opinion
Muslims are slaughtering Christians in the Molluccas–a region of Indonesia formerly known as the Spice Islands. Missions personnel and longtime observers believe prayers and letters from U.S. Christians can help stem the flood of blood. Although Indonesia is...
by Marv Knox | May 10, 2002 | Opinion
Hooray for Karen Hughes. This Mother’s Day, she gets my vote for Mother of the Year. (Of course, I’d normally vote enthusiastically for Joanna Knox, mother of our daughters, Lindsay and Molly. But this year I’m setting aside my own family biases and...
by Marv Knox | Apr 24, 2002 | Opinion
Stories of children abused by Catholic priests have horrified the nation in recent weeks. Sadly, Baptists are not immune to clergy sexual abuse. Just ask Charles. That’s not his real name, but he’s a real young man. He was 16 and a member of a strong Texas...
by Marv Knox | Feb 4, 2002 | Opinion
The following editorial was published in the Feb. 4 issue of Baptist Standard. Grief and agony laced the words of a father who called last week. His children live half a world away, where they have devoted their lives to spreading the gospel. They traded security of...