Mainstream Baptist

The Perils of Ignoring the 14th Amendment

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:18:35 PST

The citizens of Ashville, North Carolina recently elected an atheist, Cecil Bothwell, to serve on their city council. North Carolina's state constitution prohibits anyone "who shall deny the being of...

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Climate Change and Pascal's Wager

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:37:22 PST

Michael Westmoreland-Wright at the Levellers blog has written one of the best opinion pieces that I have seen in regard to global warming. Entitled "Pascal's Wager and the Global Warming Debate,"...

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Copenhagen Climate Change Scorecard

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:03:34 PST

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On Being a Ruralpolitan

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:31:40 PST

The Wall Street Journal has posted a story entitled "Green Acres is the Place to Be" that chronicles an exodus from cities back to "the country." The article describes people moving from the...

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On the Advent of the Holiday Sales Police

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:13:06 PST

While most free and faithful Christians are trying to celebrate this season of Advent, Liberty Counsel has posted a list of "Naughty" and "Nice" retailers. The list differentiates retailers...

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U.S. and Israel at Odds over Iran

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:11:23 PST

David Ignatius has posted an Op-Ed at the Washington Post describing the depressing results of a simulation game at Harvard about the looming confrontation over Iran's nuclear program. It appears...

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Martin Marty on Disponsibilité

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:57:57 PST

Martin Marty's 2004 Commencement Address at Eastern Mennonite University provides on of the best summaries that I've seen of the French philosopher Gabriel Marcel's idea of disponsibilité: A Marcel...

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Stonehenge Reloaded

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:49:39 PST

Wally Wallington of Flint, Michigan demonstrates the technology -- without the use of machinery -- that he thinks the ancients used to erect Stonehenge. You have to see it to believe it.

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What About Medicare-for-All?

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:13:49 PST

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has offered an amendment to the healthcare reform bill that would make medicare available to everybody. Medicare is one of the most popular government programs in...

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Dr. Coburn's Alarming Prognosis

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:00:13 PST

Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. tells Americans that they are going to "die sooner" if healthcare reform passes. Somebody who is uninsurable and terminally ill needs to sue him for malpractice.

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How Wade Burleson has Changed

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:01:03 PST

Wade Burleson's blog entry today briefly describes how his thinking has changed over the past few years. Here's a change that I find most noteworthy: Though I love doctrine as much, if not more,...

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Another Echo from the Radical Christian Right

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:03:24 PST

Currently, there is a wave of discussion on the internet and over the airwaves about the Manhattan Declaration which is yet another echo from the sound chambers of the radical Christian right. The...

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How Oklahomans Will Benefit from Health Care Reform

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:18:08 PST

HHS has released information on the effect that proposed healthcare legislation will have on Oklahoma: • 639,000 residents who do not currently have insurance and 142,000 residents who have nongroup...

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Americans United Opposes Christian Prison in Oklahoma

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:47:56 PST

The legal department for Americans United for Separation of Church and State has sent a letter to corrections officials in Oklahoma warning them that the proposed "Christian prison" in Wakita cannot...

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Not a Country for Young Men or Young Women

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:43:18 PST

Here are a couple quotes from an article on Alternet that shows that this is not a country for young men or young women: In September, the unemployment rate for people between the ages of 16 and 24...

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Threats to Democracy and Civility

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:06:21 PST

Currently there are a number of genuine domestic threats to our democracy and civic dialogue. Foremost among them are those neoconservatives and others who believe that public discussion has become...

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On the Need for Civility

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:52:17 PST

The prophet Jeremiah had some advice for those who are not at home in this world. He said, "Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you . . . and pray to the Lord on its behalf; for in its...

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Disgusted with Toshiba (Updated)

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:13:33 PST

Eight days ago I cancelled an order with Dell for a new laptop because they could not deliver the computer in the time frame that they promised. I ordered a Toshiba laptop to replace it. Today, I...

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Podcast: Razi Hashmi Interview

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:22:54 PST

Podcast (20 MB Mp3) of Dr. Bruce Prescott's 11-08-09 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Razi Hashmi, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations...

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Choice Involved in Responding to Fort Hood Shootings

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:21:46 PST

Robert Parham has on Op-Ed posted on the Washington Post's "On Faith" webpage that indicates Americans have a choice in how they will respond to the rampage at Fort Hood: The Fort Hood shootings...

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Regarding the Violence at Fort Hood

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:56:19 PST

There's a lot of talk on the airwaves and on the internet that tends to paint all persons of Arabic descent and Islamic faith with a broad brush. It would be wise to remember the words of the...

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Burleson on Quiverfull Theology

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:07:36 PST

Wade Burleson, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Enid, Oklahoma has provided a critique of Quiverfull theology from the perspective of a Calvinistic evangelical. It is worth a read.

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On Oklahoma and Dust Bowls

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:34:12 PST

The most indelible image of Oklahoma in the popular mind is that of the dust bowl days in the 1930's. The dust bowls were caused by severe drought and unscientific farming practices. When...

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Will Oklahoma Have an All-Christian Prison?

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:26:24 PST

The Tulsa World has posted a story about a faith-based prison that the town of Wakita, Oklahoma is hoping to build and operate at public expense. It is being promoted as being America's first...

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Disgusted with Dell (Updated)

bprescott@mainstreambaptists.org (Dr. Bruce Prescott) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:37:24 PST

I've been waiting for months for Intel to release their mobile Core i7 processors so I could upgrade my laptop. Intel released them in September. On September 24th I placed an order for a Dell XPS...

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