Money talks — people walk! At Belmont University, whoever’s money talks the loudest may determine the fate of the (now) former women’s soccer coach, Lisa Howe. Belmont, located near Nashville’s historic “Music Row,” in recent years has distanced itself from its traditional (and some might say, conservative) Baptist roots. According to an Associated Baptist Press article, “In 2007…
G.W.U. — Radically Redefining Coed
“The campus of George Washington University must be an interesting place to be — and it looks like it may quickly become a lot more interesting.” Dr. R. Albert Mohler, “Coed Quarters & Free Birth Control–The New Campus Culture?” If past is prologue, then my undergraduate alma mater continues to be every bit as interesting…
“Who is a Christian?”: Lifeway’s Asinine Survey
Not helpful! That would be how I would describe Lifeway Research’s just released survey which asked 1000 Protestant pastors one question: “Which, if any, of the following people do you believe are Christians?” Lifeway, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, was kind enough to supply the respondents with a list of five names on which to…
Baptist Pastors, Five Guys Burgers & Providence
On a recent trip to Dallas with my oldest son, Stephen, we stopped by the Galleria Mall. With four stories of shopping, an ice skating rink on the lower level, and the nation’s tallest indoor Christmas tree, the Galleria is a shopper’s paradise (at least if you have money or a credit card). For those…
DP: Is Inter-Faith Worship Possible?
“I do say that freedom is the Almighty’s gift to every person. I also condition it by saying freedom is not America’s gift to the world. It’s much greater than that, of course. And I believe we worship the same god.” Who said that? If you guessed President Obama, you would be wrong. These are…