by Dwight A. Moody | Mar 10, 2004 | Opinion
Article 8 of the new Iraqi constitution reads: “Islam is the official religion of the State and is to be considered a source of legislation. No law that contradicts the universally agreed tenets of Islam…may be enacted…. This Law respects the Islamic identity of...
by Michael Helms | Mar 9, 2004 | Opinion
In his book, The Lord is My Shepherd, Harold Kushner tells about Martin Buber, a German philosophy professor of the early 20th century. One day a young student came to see him, deeply concerned about a draft notice he had received to serve in the German army during...
by Jack Brymer | Mar 9, 2004 | Opinion
At the request of a Baptist campus minister at a major medical school in Alabama, I invited the pastor of an African-American church to discuss the issue of violence. The minister cited a litany of examples. He told of being denied the constitutional right to vote,...
by Cliff Vaughn | Mar 8, 2004 | Opinion
SANE Australia, a national organization for the mentally ill, paid special attention to media comments about Gollum in The Return of the King back in December. The group included references to Gollum in its “Stigma Files,” which catalogue inaccurate or...
by Jeffrey D. Vickery | Mar 8, 2004 | Christian Nationalism, Opinion
It’s an election year and faith and religion is a hot topic, both for the candidates and for the voters. That is great! As a First Amendment-loving Baptist, the more we can dialogue about faith and politics, the better we understand the issues involved. A...
by Ron Sisk | Mar 8, 2004 | Opinion
So what good is the church in an election year? If you don’t tell people how to vote (You can’t!) and you don’t advocate for a political party (You shouldn’t!), what exactly can and should you do? Ignoring the election is not the answer. Yes,...
