Recent content by samspade

No, it shouldn?t. I was just pointing out that in a southern (east TN) conservative area, the truth of the gospel overcomes stereotypes. I have nothing against churches that are mostly white, or mostly black, or whatever. As long as no one is made to feel like an outsider because of their race...

Smelling, I agree with you that racism is the US original sin. I also agree that much of the evangelical circle you?ve been a part of has been an active participant. However, the brush you paint with is too broad. What do you do with a church like mine? 40% white, 40% black, 20%...

Prayers for your wife and family. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

And if we were discussing WHY you shouldn't walk thru Nashville naked you would be correct. But we weren't. We were discussing your position that you would not feel shame doing so. So you changed the subject and answered something different. Isn't that exactly what you are accusing others of...

What seems to be ignored here is the purpose of guilt and shame. They are to lead to repentance. If I commit sin I should feel guilt and shame. To say otherwise means that I can sin with impunity and feel good about myself. That is wrong-headed thinking. Yes, Jesus covered my sin and took on my...

Ironically you just gave a very good argument  for the use of newer translations. When a preacher/teacher cites a passage from the KJV and then gives its meaning in current language, they are translating a translation. And you are correct. That opens up much more room for error. Also, for the...

One correction: Highland Park didn't vote Dr. Roberson out. He resigned and became Pastor Emeritus. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I applaud Tom for treating adults like adults. If they felt the situation was dangerous they could have declined the ride. As to those crying that it was unsafe, mind your own business and let other adults make their own decisions regarding personal safety. If you want to disagree with Tom on...

Might disagree on the likeness of the character but good movie. Excellent dramatic performance by Andy Griffith early in his acting career. Update: And just happens to be on TMC tonight at midnight. I always pegged Rush Limbaugh as the modern day Lonesome Rhodes, but that was before the...

Yes. The huge assumption in the OP is that leaving a fundamentalist church is wrong. That is a premise that is very much open for debate.

The point of the post was that the world is a lot more complex than the sound bites and talking points our politicians and news-people make it out to be. There aren't simple answers to complex problems, as much as we'd like to believe otherwise. Was Abdulazeez a Muslim terrorist? Absolutely...

As someone who lives in Chattanooga and is experiencing the aftermath of the shootings in a very hurting community, I'd like to offer a couple of insights. One, if the shooter's motivation was Islam, on a local level all he managed to do was solidify the local Islamic community with their...

Oneida is in the middle of nowhere, FYI. 

I for one congratulate you on being involved in the welfare of your community. Just because some liberal churches do the right thing doesn't mean that it isn't the right thing to do.

I believe if you read the article, you will see that it is the PCUSA, not the PCA, that is referenced. The PCA (Presbyterian Church of America) split from the PCUSA in the 1860's due to the liberalism of the PCUSA. That split has broadened in the last several years as the PCUSA has gone deeper...