by Robert Parham | Aug 12, 2005 | Opinion
Justice Sunday II is a misnomer. It has little to do with the pursuit of justice in America and everything to do with the judgment on America. A more truthful name for the religious right rally would be Judgment Sunday II. When Christian fundamentalists launched the...
by Joe E. Trull | Aug 12, 2005 | Opinion
Does the Southern Baptist Convention discriminate against women? President Jimmy Carter says, “Yes.” Richard Land, SBC’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission president, says “No,” and adds a few disrespectful remarks about the former...
by Cliff Vaughn | Aug 11, 2005 | Opinion
One Day in September offers a terrific overview of the terrorist attack in Munich on Sept. 5, 1972, and its aftermath. One Day in September offers a terrific overview of the terrorist attack in Munich on Sept. 5, 1972, and its aftermath. Simon Reeve’s book,...
by Gary Farley | Aug 11, 2005 | Opinion
Fifty years ago most rural Baptist churches were very different from what they are today. Most shared a preacher with one or more other congregations. Most did not have worship services every Sunday. Most met in a one-room building. Most drew their membership from the...
by James L. Evans | Aug 10, 2005 | Opinion
If America is a Christian nation, as many claim, what does that mean? How do we go about equating a particular religion to a particular political arrangement? One way is to simply do a head count. In 2000 over 77 percent of Americans claimed connection to some form of...
by Mark Woods | Aug 10, 2005 | Opinion
An extraordinary gathering of Baptists in Birmingham, England, took place last month. It was remarkable not just for the numbers gathered there–at least 12,000, and many more when day visitors are counted–but for the spirit in which the Baptist World...
