2004 Archives
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EDITORIAL Poll results turn America’s faith tradition upside down_100404
Posted: 10/01/04
EDITORIAL:
Poll results turn America's faith tradition upside downA new survey illustrates why our nation's Founding Fathers wisely built our government on a constitution and not public-opinion polls.
The Council for America's First Freedom, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting religious liberty, has learned that half of all Americans think the separation of church and state has gone too far.
The council's recent survey revealed 29 percent of Americans believe church-state separation has become “too severe and needs to be less strictly interpreted.” Another 20 percent agree “there is really no need to separate church and state” in the United States today.
The passion for pushing down the wall of separation between church and state is both ill-informed and illogical. 10/01/2004 - By John Rutledge
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Excerpts from the BGCT Mission Statement_100404
Posted: 10/01/04
Excerpts from the BGCT Mission Statement
The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board overwhelmingly approved a set of mission, vision, values and priority statements to guide the convention's work in coming decades. Here are some excerpts.
Values
Bible–God's written word. We value the Bible as the divinely inspired record of God's revelation of himself to us. It serves as the authoritative guide for life and ministry.
Transformational churches. We value the church as the body God has called to carry out his purposes according to his will. We make every effort to develop transformational churches that help believers become Christlike and prepare them to engage culture and advance the kingdom of God. We value being on mission with God in our communities and in reaching a lost world. See related stories:
• BGCT board approves mission, vision, values & priorities
• BGCT Executive Board approves $47.38 million budget recommendation
• Excerpts from the BGCT Mission Statement
10/01/2004 - By John Rutledge
