by John D. Pierce | Jan 15, 2008 | Opinion
As a frequent critic of the leadership of the Southern Baptist Convention, I am sometimes asked if I ever say anything nice about those who now control the ever-narrowing denominational body. Not often, but I will when praise is deserved. LifeWay Research deserves...
by Rabbi Rami Shapiro | Jan 15, 2008 | Opinion
“God is in His Heaven, and the hypocrites are in His church.” Now before you send me hate mail about being anti-Christian, I am only paraphrasing the results of a LifeWay Research survey on church affiliation. LifeWay is part of the Southern Baptist...
by Sean McKenzie | Jan 15, 2008 | Opinion
On Dec. 5, Mitt Romney gave an excellent speech at Texas A&M University about the relationship between church and state. He asked evangelicals to take an inclusive outlook toward his Mormon faith, and he urged Americans not to exclude the language of faith from...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 14, 2008 | Opinion
If you think the church visitor who came in and sat near you is taking more notes than the pastor’s sermon deserves, there’s a chance he or she might be a “mystery worshiper,” especially if you live in Britain, where a group called Christian...
by Charles Foster Johnson | Jan 14, 2008 | Opinion
North American Baptists will soon have one of the best opportunities in our history to address the racial divisions that have too long defined us. On Jan. 30, thousands of Baptists from across racial, denominational, theological and geographical lines will gather in...
by Carolyn Yeldell Staley | Jan 14, 2008 | Opinion
The topic of Baptist-Jewish relations is up-close and personal for me. In 1984, while living near Chicago, teaching university music and serving on a church staff, I was invited to become temple soloist at Sinai Temple in Michigan City, Ind. I had no idea what a...
