Former Vice President Al Gore has officially become a permanent resident in the land of kooks and nuts. Gore, a former Southern Baptist who used to oppose the murder of innocent pre-born children until he (like other former Southern Baptists Bill Clinton and Richard Gephardt) realized he would not have a future in the pro-abortion Democrat Party, has…
Demanding Clergy Be Included in 9/11 Ceremony
Should clergy intentionally be excluded from participating in the NYC ceremony marking the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on our nation? That, I would submit, is the wrong question to ask. However, after reading news reports that NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg has decided that no clergy will participate in this year’s ceremony, one could reasonably conclude…
Communion: Who Has Better Table Manners?
In a provocative post, Russell Moore, Dean of the School of Theology at my alma mater, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, argues that Baptist churches who practice what is known as “closed communion” actually win the prize for best table manners. From what I gathered from his article, if you practice communion any other way…
Tim Tebow: God Knows, Boomer Esiason Doesn’t!
Boomer Esiason, the former, non-Super Bowl winning Quarterback who had an 80-93 record on teams he led, has blasted one of the league’s newest quarterbacks, Tim Tebow. In his official capacity as a football analyst for CBS Sports, Esiason shared his latest thoughts on Tebow during a CBS Press Event on Tuesday in New York: “He…
PFLAG, Baptist Churches & Autonomy
What’s up with local Baptist Associations? Several seem to have been quite busy in recent weeks, expelling member churches from their ranks. First, Surry Baptist Association, in Mt. Airy, NC, voted to oust Flat Rock Baptist Church within 16 days of the church calling a woman, Bailey Edwards Nelson, as their pastor. For those not…