by Thomas Kidd | Apr 18, 2014 | Opinion
The United States’ Founding Fathers were quite familiar with the concept of religious exemptions from laws. In the 18th century, among the groups most often calling for such exemptions were the Quakers. The Quakers were pacifists who would not serve in the...
by Thomas Kidd | Apr 1, 2014 | Opinion
Many evangelical pastors conclude sermons by urging non-Christians to “ask, receive or invite Jesus into their heart,” or to pray a version of what some call the “sinner’s prayer.” Some evangelicals, including Baptist pastor David Platt...
by Thomas Kidd | Feb 20, 2014 | Opinion
Having commented that “experts” seem to be mostly platform and little substance, and that evangelicals have a special fondness for these sorts of pop experts, I was asked to address the question, “Why do you think evangelicals are especially...