by Robert Parham | Jun 13, 2002 | Opinion
Southern Baptist fundamentalists continued their hateful attack on non-Christian religions this week at their annual convention, meeting in St. Louis. Former SBC president Jerry Vines told pastors “Islam was founded by Muhammad, a demon-possessed pedophile who...
by Robert Rhodes | Jun 13, 2002 | Opinion
One of the least reported stories in the aftermath of the World Trade Center collapse was the murky fate of scores of homeless or displaced people who found their only havens of safety in Lower Manhattan – often inside or around the Trade Center itself. When New...
by Wm. Loyd Allen | Jun 12, 2002 | Opinion
The Southern Baptist Convention’s use of its faith statement, the Baptist Faith and Message, to ensure doctrinal integrity has raised anew the cry, “Creedalism!” Below is some basic guidance for setting Baptist creedal controversies in context....
by Fellowship of JBC Women Pastors and Ministers | Jun 12, 2002 | Opinion
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following letter, dated May 22, 2002, was given to SBC President James Merritt during his recent visit to Japan by the women in ministry of the Japanese Baptist Convention. It was translated into English by Sachiko Sakamoto, a JBC missionary...
by Gary Leazer | Jun 11, 2002 | Opinion
The Southern Baptist Convention created the program of interfaith witness in 1965 and assigned it to the Home Mission Board. M. Thomas Starkes was the first director. In its early years, the interfaith witness department developed several basic objectives to present a...
by Paul Montacute | Jun 11, 2002 | Opinion
I was the guest preacher in a little Dutch church in the Netherlands, and had gathered with the deacons for a time of prayer before worship. We were sitting comfortably when one brother invited us to pray, so I closed my eyes, bowed my head and joined the time of...
