Category «Doctrinal»

Gender Equality?

I recently read an article in the “Abilene Reporter-News” and the title was, “Women in the church: moving toward equality.”  That title intrigued me because I found it hard to imagine a church that was just “moving” toward gender equality. You see, I was under the assumption that everyone was familiar with and believed the …

2012: End of the World?

This past weekend, Sony released Roland Emmerich’s thriller about a global cataclysm that is scheduled to take place in 2012. With the release of this movie (which I have not seen, nor will see due to the language) we will be hearing more and more about speculations of 2012 being the end of the world. …

Jimmy Carter Leaves Southern Baptists

You have probably heard that former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter has recently severed his 60-year ties to the South Baptist Convention.  The reason for his action is that he is accusing the Baptist denomination of subjugating women and attempting to justify it with “a few carefully selected Bible verses.” Former President Carter …

Miss California

By now, most of you have heard of the controversy surrounding “Miss California,” runner-up in the recent “Miss USA Pageant.   Carrie Prejean, Miss California, claims that her “politically incorrect” answer cost her the title of “Miss USA,” and even according to one of the judges of the pageant, she may be right. During the pageant, …