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EDITORIAL: Aunt Ida takes aim at e-mail gossip
Religious Herald
By Jim White, Editor   
Monday, August 30, 2010
Aunt Ida enters the information age with an e-mail account but takes issue with what some people are sending her. She brings her typical homespun wisdom to online gossip. In the old days, gossips could only spread their juicy morsels to a few folks at a time, she says.
 
EDITORIAL: New state motto: ‘We’ll do anything for money’
Religious Herald
By Jim White, Editor   
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

As a conservative politician, Governor Robert McDonnell leans heavily on the Christian right. But it appears that of late his family values are being trounced by his political values. In answer to the dilemma of providing funding to build roads, he says all we have to do is sell off state-owned liquor stores.

 
EDITORIAL: World Congress 2010! A foretaste of glory
Religious Herald
By Jim White, Editor   
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

I have been to scores of large meetings and conventions, but this one exceeded them all. We conducted almost no business of our own, but we got down to the Lord’s business of seeing the world, and ourselves, through his eyes. And we heard the Spirit’s words from the mouths of the preachers.

 
EDITORIAL: A congress with a 100 percent approval rating
Religious Herald
By Jim White, Editor   
Thursday, July 22, 2010

The Baptist World Alliance World Congress will be meeting July 28 to August 1 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Religious Herald and the BWA go way back. During many, if not most, of the quinquennial World Congresses, the Religious Herald has been on hand to report on the global work and progress of Baptists.

 
EDITORIAL: If it’s not the kind of liberty you want, it’s not the kind you should offer
Religious Herald
By Jim White, Editor   
Monday, July 05, 2010

Religious liberty is most appreciated by those deprived of it. True religious liberty extends to being free from pressure to conform to the beliefs of the majority or having those beliefs forced on you. That’s the religious liberty Baptists have always championed.

 
EDITORIAL: Time for the BGAV to affirm its own priorities
Religious Herald
By Jim White, Editor   
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
I returned home from the Southern Baptist Convention trying to sort through my confusion. The “Ready, Shoot, Aim” approach taken by the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force in proposing its recommendations calls for a backwards approach.
 
EDITORIAL: It will take more than a vote
Religious Herald
By Jim White, Editor   
Tuesday, June 08, 2010

On June 15, at the Southern Baptist Convention, the Great Commission Resurgence task force recommendations will be presented for adoption. Arguments have been championed from all quarters and conflicting eruptions of fiery rhetoric have polluted the blogisphere with dire warnings.

 
EDITORIAL: Is it time for a name change?
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By Jim White, Editor   
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
It’s an old joke. Seeking to change his name, a man stood before a judge, who said, “I can understand that a name like Joe Halfwit could cause problems for you. What would you like your new name to be?” The petitioner replied, “Your honor, I would like to change my name from Joe to Trevor.”
 
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