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Would Jesus Shop at Wal-Mart?
I accepted a unique opportunity to appear in a 30-second "Wake Up Wal-Mart" commercial. It appears across the nation on major television networks this Thursday and Friday. "Wake Up Wal-Mart" (wakeupwalmart.com) is a...
‘The Pursuit of Happyness’
Will Smith turns in a bravura performance in "The Pursuit of Happyness," which opens nationwide today. The movie, inspired by a true story, builds to one of those marvelous endings where an actor like Smith makes the...
Baptist Pastor Defends Criticism of Wal-Mart in Prime Time
Conservative media criticized a campaign spearheaded by the Baptist Center for Ethics singling out Wal-Mart in a challenge to set an example as a "Golden Rule" employer this Christmas. An interviewer on the...
The Sheepishness of Joy
Take a long, thoughtful look at the Advent Wreath as you approach it on the third Sunday of the season. The Candle of Joy appears to be blushing. The deep purples of the Candles of Hope, Peace and Love give an added...
Baptist Pastoral Letter Calls Wal-Mart to be ‘Golden Rule’ Company
A group of Baptist pastors and leaders writing as "moral theologians" has issued a Christmastime letter challenging Wal-Mart to become a "Golden Rule" company. An initial 132 church leaders signed the Dec. 14 letter to...
Baptist Pastor Featured in Campaign to Change Wal-Mart
A Kentucky Baptist pastor is featured in a television commercial being aired in the Bible Belt urging followers of Jesus to think twice before doing their Christmas shopping at Wal-Mart. "Jesus said do unto others as...
Menorahs’ Lights Bring Thoughts on Denial and Evil
Elana's father was smuggled out of Germany as an 8-year-old boy. Her grandparents and other paternal ancestors were all annihilated in the Holocaust. Many on her mother's side were slaughtered as well. Once a week, we...
The Chickens Come Home to Roost
September 11 is a day burned into the consciousness of many. On that day a democratically elected government woke up to a violent act committed by a foreign power. These terrorists succeeded in bringing about the...
Language of Foley Report Might Also Apply to Baptist Leaders
A bipartisan House committee just released its investigatory results. It found that speaker Dennis Hastert and other congressional leaders were negligent in failing to protect teenagers from inappropriate advances by...
Ethics Committee Blasts House Leadership for Handling of Foley Affair
A bipartisan House ethics committee report last week harshly criticized outgoing Speaker Dennis Hastert and other Republican leaders for negligence in investigating reports of inappropriate computer messages from...
Chuck Norris: A Rising Political Star?
Could politics be next for Chuck Norris, the former karate champion turned actor and most recently conservative Christian columnist? A recent poll by ZOO Weekly, South Africa's only men's lifestyle magazine, said the...
Christmas Should Be About Inclusion, Courtesy
A rabbi in Seattle sued the airport for having Christmas trees in front of the airport. His solution: construct an 8-foot menorah alongside. Decried as political correctness by many Christians, it seemed a reasonable...
The Greatest Danger a Man Can Face
The United States is not the only place with a border problem. People everywhere desire at least a meal a day for their children. They go to extreme measures to help their families get from one day to the next....
Sample Lesson Available for Lenten Bible Study
Baptist Christians new to observing Lent often associate the season with giving something up, but in reality it's a time to reclaim, restore and renew their faith. "Every day we are journeying with Jesus on the road of...
How Many Christians Does It Take To Make A Coalition?
In July of this year, the Christian Coalition of America elected Florida megachurch pastor Joel C. Hunter to serve as the group's new president. He was slated to take over the job from Roberta Combs who will continue...
Former Iraqi Hostages Forgive Their Captors
Three Christian peace activists held hostage 118 days after abduction late last year in Iraq say they forgive their captives and have no desire to see them punished. "We unconditionally forgive our captors for...
Pat Robertson Explores Opportunity in China
Televangelist Pat Robertson said the United States should seek economic partnership with China, while predicting the nation's growing materialism could create a spiritual void and eventually lead millions of Chinese to...
The Impertinence of Peace
To speak in favor of peace always is to find a dissenting voice. There are in our generation peace protests and war rallies. World-wide more encourage war than protest for peace. Things have not changed much. Even...
McCain Taps ‘Bimbo Ad’ Operative to Manage Campaign
Sen. John McCain has reportedly chosen the man behind the infamous "bimbo" ad--criticized as race-baiting in the recent Tennessee Senate race--to be his campaign manager if he decides to run for president. Media...
Focus on the Family Web Site Endorses ‘Left Behind’ Video Game
A Christian family organization usually opposed to violent video games for children apparently has no problem with a recently released game based on the best-selling "Left Behind" novels and movies that critics say...
Baptist Controversy: Redemption or Calamity?
Controversy can erupt at any time in a Baptist church, association, convention, fellowship, alliance, federation or union. In fact, Baptists have experienced crises at all these levels. Given the democratic nature of...