by Jan Turrentine | May 17, 2005 | Opinion
In the days leading up to the death of Pope John Paul II and the subsequent election of Pope Benedict XVI, Tom Reese appeared regularly in television interviews. As the highly respected editor of the Jesuit magazine America, he provided the United States audience in...
by Bruce Prescott | May 16, 2005 | Opinion
Southern Seminary President Al Mohler has been cozying up to politicians for so long that he is now confusing church discipline with political-party discipline. In an article entitled “Should a church discipline members over politics?” Mohler says:...
by James L. Evans | May 16, 2005 | Opinion
Unless you have lived through a church fight it’s hard to understand just how painful they can be. The wounds inflicted in the course of a nasty faith feud can take years to heal. I’ve seen entire communities divided because of what happened in one church....
by Robert Parham | May 13, 2005 | Opinion
“How much do you think this bottle of pills costs?” asked my wife, several days after I had returned home from a month in the hospital for the treatment of acute leukemia. I was stunned when she told me the price for a 30-day prescription was more than...
by Britt Towery | May 12, 2005 | Opinion
For any who thought my previous column was too critical of politics in the pulpit, I direct your attention to Waynesville, N.C. That is where Pastor Chan Chandler is reported to have told his congregation that any new members coming into the church would be expected...
by Tom Ogburn | May 10, 2005 | Opinion
The recent Ethics Daily article on First Baptist Church of Oklahoma City’s decision to rescind permission for the Americans United for Separation of Church and State to meet in our facility unfortunately painted an inaccurate picture of current congregational...
