The SBC, Racism, and Mormonism

June 25, 2012   |  

  Last week a resolution was submitted at the annual meeting of  the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) concerning racist statements in Mormon scriptures.  The resolution was not presented by the SBC resolutions committee to the convention for vote.  I applaud them for that decision. Now please understand I am not…
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More Secular Religion in America

June 23, 2012   |  

Is it okay for a police department to have chaplains? Well, in Charlotte, North Carolina it seems that it is alright as long as they aren’t Christians. For years, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has had a chaplain deliver an invocation at promotion ceremonies and such without any problem. But recently…
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Secular Religion in America

June 15, 2012   |  

There is a great misconception among many Americans that it is possible to make public institutions religion free. The efforts to create these “religion free zones” is well documented. One of the more recent cases involves the sale of Bibles in the exchange stores on military installations. For years, Bibles…
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Unmasking the Word-Faith Movement – Part 2

June 14, 2012   |  

In the previous installment we examined the history and major players of the popular modern spiritual movement known as Word-Faith. We mentioned that it is also known by other nomenclatures including the “Word of Faith”, the “Health and Wealth” Gospel; “Name and Claim It”; the “Faith” Movement; the “Positive Confession”…
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The Mormon Saga

June 13, 2012   |  

Given we are now in what my friend Ed Stetzer calls the “Mormon Moment,” many people want to know just what Mormonism teaches. They often want to understand the “Grand Narrative” or “Big Picture,” if you will, about Mormon doctrine. In this article I will tell you, based on my …
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