by Michael Ruffin | Jun 16, 2010 | Opinion
A document called a certificate of license hangs on my study wall. It reads: “This is to certify Michael Lee Ruffin who has given evidence that God has called him into THE GOSPEL MINISTRY was Licensed to preach the Gospel as he may have opportunity, and to...
by Naomi King Walker | Jun 16, 2010 | Opinion
“Beneath the Skin: Baptists and Racism” screened at the recent Kentucky Baptist Fellowship Spring Gathering. While viewing the presentation, I felt a sense of despair that despite decades of excruciating effort to rid our society of this blot, racism still...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 16, 2010 | Opinion
Significant votes as this year’s Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) meeting in Orlando reflected some of the widest discrepancies since the divisive days of the 1980s, suggesting that difficult days lie ahead for the country’s largest Protestant...
by Larry Greenfield | Jun 15, 2010 | Opinion
One could get the impression from the story about Jesus eating in the home of the Pharisee named Simon (Luke 7:3-50) that this was going to be a pleasant dinner party, a break from the sparring that kept the Pharisees and Jesus apart, yet persistently and...
by Chuck Warnock | Jun 15, 2010 | Opinion
In each generation, we must recognize the subtleties of racial discrimination and address the inequities in our society. Sociologists say we live in “the post-civil rights era.” More than 45 years ago, Congress passed the landmark civil rights bills. They...
by Ron Crawford | Jun 15, 2010 | Opinion
Umpire Jim Joyce called the runner safe on June 2, and Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga lost his perfect game. Television replay demonstrated conclusively Joyce was wrong. In fact, after the game, Joyce apologized to Galarraga for the bad call. Because...
