by William Brackney | May 5, 2010 | Opinion
Religious groups in North America often behave like tribes, Baptists in particular. It’s part of the unintended results of religious freedom. It can be both useful and destructive. A tribe is a type of kinship group that shares a common ancestor, cultural...
by William Brackney | Apr 14, 2010 | Opinion
The recent national crisis brought about by the plane crash that killed the president of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, and other national leaders should elicit the deepest sympathy of the Baptist community. Poland, while predominantly Roman Catholic, has been a place of...
by William Brackney | Apr 5, 2010 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part series. Judge Ken Starr has not been noticeable in the Baptist community. From his youth, he has been a part of the Churches of Christ, a historic adversary tradition, particularly to Texas Baptists (Baptists...
by William Brackney | Apr 4, 2010 | Opinion
The influence of organized evangelicals on Baptists in recent decades has been significant. Take the case of Baylor University since the days of Robert Sloan. President Sloan, reared a Southern (read “Texas”) Baptist in an era of transition, was...
by William Brackney | Mar 23, 2010 | Opinion
Two personalities are dominating the cable “news” media among American conservatives these days: Glenn Beck and Bill O’Reilly. O’Reilly has a reputation as a loud, “bloviating” (one of his favorite terms), argumentative nightly talk...
