by John D. Pierce | Nov 29, 2007 | Opinion
During last night’s Republican presidential debate, it was interesting to see how some citizens (via YouTube) were looking for very simple answers to their questions about everything from immigration to abortion to biblical authority.As if a religious test is...
by Sam Davidson | Nov 29, 2007 | Opinion
One of the best advertising campaigns of late have been what Dove has produced related to the beauty industry and the negative impression it makes upon young women. To combat the unrealistic standard of perfection held up by so many makers of beauty products, Dove...
by Joe Phelps | Nov 29, 2007 | Opinion
‘Tis the season to go crazy.’ Tis also the season for people like me to rant about how crass and commercialized the Christmas season is, how overwrought and high strung we’ve become, and how we all need to resolve, in the words of the Dude, to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 28, 2007 | Opinion
Observers of Baptist life – especially as it relates to the Southern Baptist Convention – will not be surprised to learn that Calvinism is on the rise. With Al Mohler, an advocate of Calvinism, having led the SBC’s flagship Southern Baptist Theological Seminary...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 27, 2007 | Opinion
The drought in Georgia and other parts of the Southeast has gotten to the point some are going to God with the issue. Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, a Baptist layman, hosted a pray-for-rain event on the steps of the state Capitol on November 13.Three ministers — Baptist,...
by Mike Parnell | Nov 27, 2007 | Opinion
Everyone who took 12th-grade English knows the story of Beowulf. When I entered my first class of English Literature, Mrs. Gane told the class, “Yes, I’m Grendel’s mother.” We had no idea who she meant, but by end of the first six weeks, we...
