by Jan Turrentine | Sep 5, 2003 | Opinion
For evidence that Christian Americans hold diverse and even conflicting ideas about the meaning of justice and how to pursue it, look no further than the southeastern United States. Paul Hill, a former pastor, was executed Sept. 3 in Florida for the murder of Dr. John...
by James L. Evans | Sep 5, 2003 | Opinion
The Sermon on the Mount is regarded by most Christians as the heart of Jesus’ teaching. Unfortunately, what Jesus has to say there has not been overwhelmingly embraced by much of the Christian community in America. Perhaps it is time to update the sermon so that...
by Robert Parham | Sep 4, 2003 | Opinion
While on opposite ends of the ideological spectrum, anti-abortion extremists and eco-terrorists share a common apocalyptic worldview—violent means justify desired ends. Speaking to reporters at the Florida State Prison the day before his scheduled execution for the...
by Michael Tutterow | Sep 3, 2003 | Opinion
Going against the grain of their evangelical roots, authors Philip Gulley and James Mulholland offer a controversial “Yes” to the question of whether heaven will be the eternal destiny of everyone from Hitler to Gandhi to Mother Teresa. The authors’...
by Brett Younger | Sep 3, 2003 | Opinion
Ever since that fateful day in 1924 when John Thomas Scopes told his principal that he would rather teach biology than driver’s education, evolution has been in and out of the news. On Sept. 10 the Texas State Board of Education will, inexplicably, hold another...
by Dwight A. Moody | Sep 3, 2003 | Opinion
A two-ton rock and a new tax code present the people of Alabama with a clear and present opportunity to ask the question that counts, “What would Jesus do?” The rock is a 2.6 ton granite display featuring the Ten Commandments. It was set up in the lobby of...
