Roy Moore election would legitimize guilt for everyone except the perpetrator

November 22, 2017

Roy Moore election would legitimize guilt for everyone except the perpetrator

To the editor:

I’ve read several of the news and opinion articles here that present great ideas and thoughts, including the hypocrisy of electing Roy Moore senator in Alabama. However, I’m concerned that in the end he will be elected anyway. What his victory will legitimize is laying guilt upon everyone but the perpetrator. It will also give more power to those who don’t allow any deviation from thought-up theologies that create a destructive unity and symbols for years to come.

Susan Glass, Kingsport, Tenn.

Embracing the power of story

What happens when a church in decline decides to embrace the immigrants in its changing neighborhood?

We share a new series in BNG’s Storytelling Projects “Hospitality on the Corner: Gaston Christian Center” as part of our "welcoming the stranger" theme.

A congregation that once had a membership of 7,000 now has only 100. However, on any given week, there are 2,000 people on the campus and five worship services are held. Sundays at Gaston Christian Center in Dallas, TX, teems with the colors and languages of Africa, the Far East, Central America and the Middle East.

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We created Storytelling Projects because we believe stories, rooted in the Jesus Story, have the power not only to inform but to transform people and communities. They can be sources of spiritual insight, imagination, creativity and hope for all who seek justice and mercy.