Comments on Mainstream Baptist: Barak Obama on Separation of Church and State

Hey, Bruce,I either did not know the story about t...

2007-08-03T00:35:00.000-05:00

Hey, Bruce,

I either did not know the story about the Roanoke rejoinder or I had forgotten it. Thanks for the comments.

Mike

I find John Leland a fascinating character, as wel...

2007-07-31T13:05:00.000-05:00

I find John Leland a fascinating character, as well as an enormously influencial leader in the early days of this country. He played a big role in the separation of church and state in Virginia in opposition to Patrick Henry.

I find it encouraging that he had the courqage to speak out forcefully against slavery, when the Bible clearly is supportive of slavery.

In fact the Bible's endorsement of slavery is much less ambiguous than is its opposition to homosexuals and their conduct.

Would that more Baptists had his courage in attacking the evils of of our homophobic culture, which have invaded our churches and largely dominate them these days. That is every bit as destructive of the homophobes (and haters of gays and lesbians) as it is of the gays and lesbians in our churches and country.

Great stuff on Leland!

2007-07-31T08:20:00.000-05:00

Great stuff on Leland!

Alas, I found out recently that in his later years...

2007-07-31T08:17:00.000-05:00

Alas, I found out recently that in his later years, when he had returned North, Leland wrote things that were more tolerant or accepting of slavery than in his firebrand days in Virginia. I do not know why this is so. All our heroes have feet of clay.