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Table of Contents - February 2004
I Told You So . . . No one likes to say, “I told you so.” But if it were not so sad, I would. Or maybe I just did! First, Familia: Family in Hispanic Culture Let me start by sharing some
about my family. I am a third generation, native Texan, born of Mexican descent.
My wife is a fourth generation native Texan, also born of Mexican descent. We
are Tejanos, Americanos, and Mexicanos. We speak both English and Spanish and
have relatives that currently live in
My Hope For Baptists In 2004 A few years ago, I invited about a dozen moderate
Baptist leaders and an equal number of more conservative ones to The Carter
Center, including ten men who had been or would be presidents of the Southern
Baptist Convention. My hope was that the two groups might be reconciled enough
to work together harmoniously. There was no acrimony during two extended
meetings, and we produced a positive public statement at the time. Walking as
Jesus Walked—In Our Neighbor’s Shoes I recently watched two movies that I hadn’t seen in several years. One was an Oscar winner—Driving Miss Daisy. The other was a lesser-known, but no less powerful film, titled The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter. Driving Miss Daisy, you may recall, tells of the unlikely friendship that develops between an elderly white Southern woman and Hoke, the black man that her son employs to drive her wherever she needs to go—especially to the church and the sto’ (as Hoke pronounces it). The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, on the other hand, focuses on the life of a deaf mute—played by Alan Arkin—as he “listens” to others’ hurts and tries to heal them, yet is unable to communicate his own deep sense of loneliness. This film also takes place in the South. Each film contains
scenes graphically depicting the inhumanity that some people have routinely
visited upon others whom they perversely consider to be “beneath” them. Two
scenes, in particular, moved my soul simultaneously to compassion and guilt. Contributions By African-Americans Little known facts in American history include many
contributions made by African-Americans. Here are a few: A Quiz On Islam and An Opinion
“If we are going to win the Muslim world to Christ, we cannot make stupid statements about their religion...” (Tony Campolo, Christian Ethics Today, February 2003, 3). I spent a lot of time on business in a Muslim country over a twenty-year period. I was surprised to find that much of what I “knew” about Islam was wrong.[xi] When I mentioned this to a friend, he asked me to teach a lesson on Islam to his Men’s Sunday school Class. I began by giving them a quiz. The quiz only covered a few basic facts, but all except one member of the class missed almost all the questions. I have since been invited to speak on Islam to other
groups, and I always begin by giving them this quiz. Public interest in Islam
has increased since The quiz below is followed by the answers. As you will
see, the quiz covers facts, not opinions. But I’ll follow the answers with an
opinion on how a handful of famous Christian preachers may be helping Islamic
terrorists, albeit unintentionally. Updated Friday, April 30, 2004 |
Where Were
You When . . . ? Some of us
were around on How about “I have a small television in my bathroom and when I stepped in and began my shower, all was right with the world.” “When I opened the shower door, all hell had broken
loose.” In that short period of time, the world was overturned. A Marriage Made In Heaven? That the Religious Right and the Republican Party are political allies is
incontrovertible. The strong ties between these entities began to emerge during
the late 1970s, the last years of Jimmy Carter's presidency. By the summer of
1980, during the height of the presidential campaign, leaders of the Religious
Right were making public statements regarding their collective political views.
At a meeting of the Religious Roundtable in The
wedding ceremony was completed and it has been a blissful and harmonious
marriage during the intervening twenty-three years. A Marriage Made In Heaven? That the Religious Right and the Republican Party are political allies is
incontrovertible. The strong ties between these entities began to emerge during
the late 1970s, the last years of Jimmy Carter's presidency. By the summer of
1980, during the height of the presidential campaign, leaders of the Religious
Right were making public statements regarding their collective political views.
At a meeting of the Religious Roundtable in The
wedding ceremony was completed and it has been a blissful and harmonious
marriage during the intervening twenty-three years. Book Reviewed by
Elizabeth and Darold Morgan The Trulls have done thinking Christians everywhere a genuine
service in this fine book which brings a balanced and necessary approach to a
timely and sensitive subject. The peculiar creedalism, obvious in officials
actions of the Southern Baptist Convention, has declared that women are subservient
to men, and that women pastors are forbidden in Southern Baptist pulpits. These
mandates have emerged from the restatements of The Baptist Faith and Message in 1998 and 2000. Reviewed by John A. WoodMust Christianity Be Violent? Reflections on History, Practice, and
Theology
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