by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 14, 2007 | Opinion
In brief, the morning session of the BSCNC was much better attended than usual, probably because of interest on both sides regarding a report concerning Baptist Retirement Homes (BRH) and Woman’s Missionary Union of North Carolina (WMU-NC). After some discussion...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 14, 2007 | Opinion
Events at the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (BSCNC) annual meeting were as expected Nov. 12-13, with more potential for a closer vote on something slated for Wednesday morning, N.v. 14, when supporters of Woman’s Missionary Union of North Carolina...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 12, 2007 | Opinion
While researching an article on National Baptists for the January issue of Baptists Today, I ran across a historical vignette that has the rare quality of incorporating both pain and delight.Prior to the Civil War, many African American Baptists were attracted to the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 9, 2007 | Opinion
When King Saul and his son Jonathan died on Mount Gilboa following a battle with the Philistines, David wept and cried “How the mighty have fallen!” The Philistines themselves might have said the same thing a few years earlier when a younger David whipped...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 7, 2007 | Opinion
Trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board (IMB) voted Nov. 6 to censure a board member for violating new rules designed to silence public dissent. The vote was taken behind closed doors (surprised?), and no count was...
