Some predictions are rather safe to make. 2012 is almost certain to be a determinative year on the issue of same-sex marriage. Multiple courts appear ...
The development of a human embryo from a cloned cell—as claimed by a group of South Korean scientists—has pushed the clock of genetic engineering ...
"But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?" With those words the Apostle James declared war on the theological fiction tha...
"I'd like to live forever." Thus reflected fashion designer extraordinaire Gianni Versace to a recent biographer. "If there's one thing I'm afraid...
by R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Daniel L. Akin The death of an infant or young child is profoundly heartbreaking – perhaps the greatest grief a parent is called to bear. For Christian parents, there is the sure knowledge that our sovereign and mercif ...
The slippery slope is getting much harder to deny. Dr. Jack Kevorkian's prime-time publicity stunt demonstrates the speed with which the culture of death is overtaking our times. Already credited with over 130 "assisted suicides," Kevorkian ha ...
"The greatest question of our time," offered historian Will Durant, "is not communism versus individualism, not Europe versus America, not even East versus the West; it is whether men can live without God." That question, it now appears, will b ...
Given the current controversy between the Southern Baptists and the American Jewish community, you might think that Baptists had proposed to force their way into synagogues during the High Holy Days. Major Jewish organizations and liberal Chris ...
Homosexuality is perhaps the most controversial issue of debate in American culture. Once described as "the love that dares not speak its name," homosexuality is now discussed and debated throughout American society. Behind this discussion is ...
Article from the Western Recorder, June 28, 2000 The Southern Baptist Convention made history as messengers overwhelmingly approved revisions to the Baptist Faith and Message, our confession of faith. In so doing, Southern Baptists linked our ...
"In this case, the woman won the jackpot," said Heather Kowalski, spokesperson for the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. She was referring to Bobbi McCaughey of Carlisle, Iowa, who is currently awaiting the birth of septuplets. Under ...
A Response to When We Talk About God. . . Let's Be Honest by R. Kirby Godsey "Plain talk about our faith is hard to come by." With those words Mercer University President R. Kirby Godsey launches his own theological investigation of the Christ ...
"I do not think that anyone, anywhere, at any time brings dead people back to life." That blunt assessment comes from John Dominic Crossan, a leading figure in the Jesus Seminar, and one of the most influential authors on religion in post-Christian A ...
"We must confront the ghosts of the past," said James O. Freedman, president of Dartmouth College. While dedicating the new Roth Center for Jewish Life at the college, Freedman used the occasion to look back to Dartmouth's past and a legacy of ...