by Jim Royston | Aug 18, 2004 | Opinion
The latest edition of Ministerial Ethics is a welcome revision and expansion of the original 1993 edition. The insertion of a new Chapter 7 on clergy sexual abuse is very timely in light of the Catholic Church sexual-abuse crisis revealed in 2002. Authors Joe E. Trull...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Aug 18, 2004 | Opinion
Gov. Bob Riley of Alabama is a Bible-quoting, tee-totaling, Republican businessman who as a congressman represented a mostly rural district. Prior to his run for the governorship, he distinguished himself as a staunch conservative who consistently voted against any...
by Gary Farley | Aug 17, 2004 | Opinion
The heritage of the Christian religion in the rural South is tied to revival meetings. More than two centuries have passed since the great revival which broke out in the Cane Ridge meetinghouse near Paris, Ky. Thousands professed religion there as ministers denounced...
by Bruce T. Gourley | Aug 17, 2004 | Opinion
In the spirit of recent discussions on public opinion polls showing preference for President Bush among voters who are most religious, I offer the following look at imaginary religious polls that might have been taken from yesteryear. I leave it to the reader to...
by Glenn A. Igleheart | Aug 16, 2004 | Opinion
The Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention established the Department of Work Related to Nonevangelicals in January 1966 with the assignment of helping Baptists relate to Jews, Catholics, sectarian groups and other world religions. Joseph R. Estes was...
by Jan Turrentine | Aug 13, 2004 | Opinion
“These are the best years of my life.” That’s what 49 percent of Americans aged 65 to 69 said in a survey reported by the National Council on Aging. Almost that many in their 70s (44 percent) said the same thing. How high might that figure be if we...
