By Bob Allen A new kind of “school choice” agenda is gaining ground as more and more young adults — including Christians concerned about social justice — choose teaching in public schools over more lucrative and less challenging careers. U.S….
Life, assault weapons and consistency
By Marv Knox Why do so many people who take a pro-life position on abortion take an anti-life position on possession of firearms designed to execute multiple victims in mere seconds? The profile overlaps: Many Americans who oppose abortion also…
Did you support Chick-fil-A day?
I did not eat a Chick-fil-A sandwich on Aug. 1 in a Chick-fil-A restaurant. Why? Is the nearest Chick-fil-A two hours away from me? Yes. Am I supporting gay marriage by boycotting Chick-fil-A? No. The comments from Chick-fil-A’s president Dan Cathy supporting…
‘Different than other cultures’
By Bill Leonard It happened again. Barely a year after six people were killed and a U.S. congresswoman and 13 others wounded in Tucson, Ariz., yet another deeply troubled shooter brought death to 12 individuals, wounding 58 others at a…
‘Different than other cultures’
By Bill Leonard It happened again. Barely a year after six people were killed and a U.S. congresswoman and 13 others wounded in Tucson, Ariz., yet another deeply troubled shooter brought death to 12 individuals, wounding 58 others at a…
Faith leaders oppose GOP tax plan
By Bob Allen More than 60 Christian leaders and theologians – including several Baptists – signed an open letter Aug. 1 criticizing a proposal backed by House Republicans to extend Bush-era tax cuts to the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans,…
Richard Land announces retirement
By Bob Allen Richard Land, Southern Baptists’ top public-policy spokesman recently reprimanded for plagiarism and racially insensitive rhetoric on his radio show, announced July 31 that he will retire next year. Land, 65, plans to step down Oct. 23, 2013,…
Koinonia Farms plans Jordan symposium
By Bob Allen Last Sunday, July 29, would have been the 100th birthday of Clarence Jordan, a Southern Baptist minister — well known for his Cotton Patch Bible translation — who died in 1969. A month-long celebration of his legacy…
Your money and your mouth
By Angela Yarber I recently penned an open letter to Dan Cathy regarding his public stance against gay marriage. I assumed Christian consumers and LGBT activists — two groups that are not always mutually exclusive — would also respond to…
Church refuses to marry black couple
By Bob Allen A Mississippi couple claims they were not allowed to get married in the Southern Baptist church they attend because they are black. According to WLBT television in Jackson, Miss., Charles and Te’Andrea Wilson had already printed and…
Jonathan Merritt admits gay relationship
By Bob Allen Southern Baptist author Jonathan Merritt admitted to a homosexual encounter in a blog interview July 26. Merritt, a culture writer for major newspapers and magazines and author of two books, told Ed Stetzer of LifeWay Research that…
Seminary supports Chick-fil-A
By Bob Allen A Southern Baptist seminary is responding to controversy over Chick-fil-A’s support of organizations that oppose gay marriage by heeding the fast-food chain’s familiar advertising slogan: “Eat Mor Chikin.” Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary announced July 25 the school…