by Sayyid Syeed | Aug 4, 2009 | Opinion
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is appalled at news of the riots in Gojra, Pakistan, in which several homes belonging to members of the Christian community were destroyed and about seven people were killed. This frenzy of fanaticism cannot be associated...
by Jeannie Babb Taylor | Aug 4, 2009 | Opinion
Have you heard the latest buzz? Some writers and commentators are now calling the recession a “he-cession.” The new word, coined somewhere out on the blogosphere, incites fear and trembling in the masses because now the recession is actually affecting,...
by Mark Johnson | Aug 4, 2009 | Opinion
It’s the last thing any middle-aged Baptist preacher with barely enough rhythm to clip his own toenails without minor injury wants to face. But after a special appearance on the Today Show and hits on YouTube now spiking near 9 million views, the familiar JK...
by Drew Smith | Aug 3, 2009 | Opinion
I live in that region of the United States dubbed the Bible Belt. In my county, there are more than 100 churches of various denominations and various sizes. All of them are part of the wider Christian tradition, which is unfortunate for it makes us somewhat...
by Howard Bess | Aug 3, 2009 | Opinion
In the fifth chapter of the Gospel of John, the writer tells the story of a man that had been crippled for 38 years. Jesus asked him a simple question: “Do you want to be healed?” Jesus told him to stand up and walk, and so he did. This story is one of...
by Robert Parham | Aug 3, 2009 | Opinion
From Kenya to Nepal, from Australia to America, global Baptist leaders see the harmful realities of global warming and are pinning their hopes for governmental action on the United Nation’s upcoming conference on climate change in Copenhagen, Denmark. Meeting in...
