by John D. Pierce | Feb 12, 2008 | Opinion
Once I argued in an editorial that applying principles of religious liberty requires only common sense. But it also requires a basic and accurate understanding of how this nation was formed with adequate protections to ensure full religious freedom for all...
by Charles Foster Johnson | Feb 12, 2008 | Opinion
Anyone who has been around Baptist preachers very long knows that the old simile about us being like manure is embarrassingly true: spread us around and we do a little good, but get us all together and we stink to the high heavens. So, like many, I came to the New...
by Robert Parham | Feb 12, 2008 | Opinion
The Republican Party is heading toward a spiritual smack down. In one corner are the party officials, waving the placards of pragmatic compromise. In the other corner are the conservative Christian leaders, holding high the cross of moral conviction. Their grudge...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 11, 2008 | Opinion
During a weekend work retreat, I holed up in a modest condo at Myrtle Beach and devoted most of my waking hours to getting more than one lecture ahead of my students.The remainder of the time each day was spent raiding the refrigerator and taking a brisk two or three...
by Mike Parnell | Feb 11, 2008 | Opinion
“Juno” deals with the issue of teenage pregnancy, but it does so with a sense of pluck and humor. This is not an “after-school special” look at the issue. It has laughter and tears, which all pregnancies have. And it has as its central...
by Robert Parham | Feb 11, 2008 | Opinion
What in the world was the Wall Street Journal thinking when it sent its “deputy Taste editor” to cover the three-day meeting of the New Baptist Covenant? That’s right, “deputy Taste editor.” So, what’s a “deputy Taste...
