In one public school teacher’s class in Northern California (why is it always California?), apparently saying “bless you” to a fellow student who has sneezed is now considered both “disrespectful and disruptive.” Steve “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” Cuckovich has banned students from uttering such a profane phrase in his classroom. I truly feel…
SBC Name Changes, Dixie & Family Pride
Since SBC President Bryant Wright’s September 19 announcement to the Executive Committee that he had unilaterally appointed an “unofficial” task force to study changing the name of the Southern Baptist Convention, there have been many new names that have been suggested. Some of the names I have seen bandied about at SBC Voices are: Evangelical Baptist Convention, Assembly…
Ruling Elites & Their Disdain for Democracy
To solve the serious problems facing our country, we need to minimize the harm from legislative inertia by relying more on automatic policies and depoliticized commissions for certain policy decisions. In other words, radical as it sounds, we need to counter the gridlock of our political institutions by making them a bit less democratic. (“Too…
SBC Name Change: Silence of Statesmen is Deafening
“There arises defining moments in our personal lives, our churches, and our denomination. I believe we are at one of those crossroads. In the final analysis we must trust our process, our common goal of bringing the Gospel to the world, and each other.” Who was the Southern Baptist statesman who uttered these words and…
SBC Name Change: Elites Cannot Control Debate
Mohler acknowledged that the idea of changing the convention name is a highly charged issue that has the potential to create division (emphasis added) if not handled responsibly. (full article here) The Monday evening announcement led some Executive Committee members to express concern over the possibility of a name change and of the task force being…