Northern Baptists by the tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, have in previous weeks and months enthusiastically embraced U.S. President Abraham Lincoln‘s plan to emancipate African slaves. Today, the President delivers his annual State of the Union address, in which he offers a few references to God’s blessings and speaks extensively to the…
On this last Thursday of November, many Northerners celebrate a day of Thanksgiving. The day is not yet recognized as a national holiday (this will not take place until next year), but is increasingly recognized as a localized or even statewide event throughout the Northern states. And while Northerners find much for which to be…
This week, readers of the Georgia Baptist Christian Index receive a good dose of commentary concerning the need to allow African slaves to read the Bible. The argument takes place against the backdrop of some laws in the Confederate states that disallow the practice, growing out of a suspicion that reading skills will further foster…