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(ANALYSIS) The young Jimmy Carter was a political nobody the first time he ran for governor of Georgia. That long-shot 1966 effort failed, leaving him wrestling with doubts about his future and his faith. But Carter rallied, including years of work with Billy Graham’s 1973 Atlanta Crusade. He also joined a small circle of Southern […]
Tension with the SBC Though he identified himself as a Southern Baptist, Carter repeatedly distanced himself from the Southern Baptist Convention in later years — particularly in 2000 when he mailed a letter to 75,000 Baptists nationwide expressing opposition to the revised Baptist Faith and Message doctrinal statement. “I have seen an increasing inclination on […]
“It’s so easy to see the holes in the roof or the mud in the living room, but we can’t drive by and see what’s going on in somebody’s soul,” said Erik Ogren, BGEA’s media relations director. Chaplains trained to handle crisis, tragedy, trauma and grief are playing a significant role in the recovery from […]
Florida abortion measure fails One of the biggest issues of this campaign season (other than the economy and illegal immigration) was abortion. In fact, 11 abortion-related measures – a record high in a single election year – were on the ballot. Ten would provide for state constitutional rights to abortion: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, […]