by Wm. Loyd Allen | Jul 10, 2002 | Opinion
In March 1925, Tennessee outlawed the theory of evolution in its public schools. Officials in tiny Dayton tested the new law by arresting, with his consent, biology teacher John T. Scopes. Former Democratic presidential candidate and secretary of state William...
by Marv Knox | Jul 10, 2002 | Opinion
A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship leader’s pulpit plagiarism packed a powerful punch, delivering black eyes to her organization and to the cause of women ministers. Reba Cobb, the CBF’s resources coordinator, preached a sermon titled “The Bent-Over...
by Mike Clingenpeel | Jul 10, 2002 | Opinion
“If you wish a thing to be done well, you must do it yourself.” Miles Standish, a middle-age widower in Henry Wordsworth Longfellow’s poem “The Courtship of Miles Standish,” uttered this epigram to his young friend, John Alden. Too bad...
by Gary Leazer | Jul 9, 2002 | Opinion
A 1955 Gallup poll found that only 4 percent of American adults had changed faiths from their parents’ faith. By 1985, that figure had risen to 33 percent. Fully 40 percent of Protestants have changed church affiliations. Denominational labels are becoming less...
by Paul Montacute | Jul 9, 2002 | Opinion
This is the assembly/convention season, when Baptist leaders chase around the United States and indeed the world to discuss and deliberate with each other. July 8–13, over 500 Baptist leaders from around the world will gather in Seville, Spain, for the annual general...
by Roger Thomas | Jul 8, 2002 | Opinion
Though it is far too early to start speculating on the Oscar race, the calendar year is half over, and by this time a year ago, several of the best films of 2001 (“Shrek,” “Memento,” “Moulin Rouge,” “A.I.: Artificial...
