by James H Boyd | Dec 28, 2018 | Church & Culture
NOTE: This post was originally a paper I wrote for a political science class back in 2003. Nonetheless, the issues it addresses are as relevant as...
by James H Boyd | Dec 26, 2018 | Church & Culture
The sudden passing of the Rev. Jerry Falwell in May of 2007 left little room for equivocation regarding the Moral Majority founder‘s place in history. To his supporters, Falwell was a fearless visionary who helped a wayward nation chart its moral course. To his...
by James H Boyd | Dec 25, 2018 | Church & Culture, Ethics and Difficult Issues, Judaism and Biblical Contect
Published on The Tennessee Journalist on June 8, 2009 “His blood be on us, and on our...
by James H Boyd | Oct 20, 2018 | Church & Culture
Adolf Hitler once remarked that “Once the enemy has been identified, all proof becomes automatic.” When society looks for scapegoats, religious groups have always been an easy target. In...
by James H Boyd | Jul 6, 2018 | Church & Culture, Ethics and Difficult Issues
A number of years ago I was talking with an old friend who had not been to church in a while. One of the reasons he gave was that he did not feel that churches were doing enough to help people in need. While I ceded that there was always room for improvement , I also...
