by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 10, 2010 | Opinion
Supporters of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina (CBFNC) who cherish traditional Baptist principles will want to join a conversation currently underway regarding the organization’s “foundational statements.” My guess is that many...
by Robert Parham | Sep 10, 2010 | Opinion
Gen. David Petraeus said on Tuesday that “images of the burning of a Quran” would “inflame public opinion” and “incite violence” around the world, endangering American soldiers. The U.S. and NATO commander’s dog-whistle...
by James L. Evans | Sep 10, 2010 | Opinion
Well, I’m back. Thirteen weeks of rest and recreation, worship and travel, time with kids and grandkids. What an experience. The best part was the time I spent doing nothing. No deadlines, no sermons due, no meetings, no pastoral care responsibilities. It is the...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 9, 2010 | Opinion
Sometimes the media — or anyone with a platform including a Facebook page or blog — can give attention-seekers the attention they seek. Which raises the question: Should religious nutcases be condemned publicly or simply ignored? In some cases, public condemnation...
by Robert Parham | Sep 9, 2010 | Opinion
A new surge of anti-Muslim feeling is breaking across the United States. The situation is serious enough that the Islamic Society of North America felt that it needed to host an emergency interfaith summit on Tuesday followed by a press conference at the National...
by Naomi King Walker | Sep 9, 2010 | Opinion
Several years ago I was introduced to the term “church wife,” a paradigm of a 1950s woman who does the main work of keeping a home or church running efficiently, but is never allowed a leadership role or title (head of household, deacon, ministerial staff,...
