by John D. Pierce | May 6, 2008 | Opinion
Delegates to the United Methodist Church General Conference held recently in Fort Worth, Texas, debated — among other things — the role of pastors in determining someone’s readiness for membership.The issue, according to a Religion News Service report, was...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 6, 2008 | Opinion
LifeWay Christian Resources’ recent annual statistical study demonstrated in rather clear fashion that the Southern Baptist Convention, which had long defied the trends of mainline denominations by continuing to grow, appears to have peaked and begun a gradual...
by Robert Parham | May 6, 2008 | Opinion
After the failed vote on Sunday at Nashville’s Two Rivers Baptist Church to expel church members, one of the targeted members gave God the credit for the vote which allowed her to remain a member. Seventy-one members sued the church last year over access to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 5, 2008 | Opinion
The the Los Angeles Times reported May 2 that a lecturer at California State University at Fullerton got the ax because she refused to sign a loyalty oath to defend the U.S. and California Constitutions “against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”That sounds like an...
by Britt Towery | May 5, 2008 | Opinion
Most of us would love to see more democracy in the nations of the world. Just suppose the Middle East had a fledging democracy 50-plus years ago. Iran did have a thriving and growing democracy, until August 1953. The election of Muhammad Mosaddeq as the prime minister...
by Drew Smith | May 5, 2008 | Opinion
In Luke 12 Jesus tells a parable about a rich man who had plenty. In fact, the man had so much grain that he decided to tear down his barns and build bigger ones. This rich man believed that because of his new windfall he was set for a life of ease and pleasure. Yet,...
