News & Commentary About All Things Baptist

On Sunday night, both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama participated in CNN’s Compassion Forum held on the campus of Messiah College in Pennsylvania. John McCain - the Baptopalian - was a no show. You can read a summary of the shindig over at CNN.
You can also read the transcript here.
I’m posting the [...]

A diverse group of religious leaders have released an open letter to Senator Hillary Clinton condemning her recent personal attacks on Barack Obama. You’ll notice that at least two of the religious leaders are Baptists. Check it out:
Dear Senator Clinton:
We write to you as people of faith from many backgrounds who love our [...]

So, Mike Huckabee and his sidekick Chuck Norris were in Waco yesterday at the Hilton Hotel.
Had I not been stuck working at the Library on the campus of Baylor University, I would have been in attendance. Where better to meet real-live Southern Baptists?
But today, February 29, Senator Hillary Clinton will be holding a rally [...]

On Thursday Night, I along with around 1500 or so Texas Democrats were packed shoulder-to-shoulder in The Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency in downtown Austin.
Together, we watched the Presidential Debate between Senators Clinton and Obama on CNN. Afterwards, we heard the music of country singer Kelly Willis followed by short speeches from various [...]

After a long week of thesisizing on Southern Baptists AND a late night trip to the Emergency Room due to a rather bizarre allergic reaction to Advil, thebigdaddyweave is preparing to journey South on I-35 to Austin. My destination is the Hyatt Regency where I will join many fellow Dems at the Debate Watch [...]

My former boss and Civil Rights hero, Rep. John Lewis of Atlanta, has announced that he will be casting his Superdelegate vote for Senator Barack Obama. Or did he?
Here’s the article in The New York Times from Friday, February 15.
MILWAUKEE — Representative John Lewis, an elder statesman from the civil rights era and one [...]

The folks on MSNBC and out in the blogosphere have cited the Bradley Effect as a possible explanation for the big gap between the final polls which had Obama cruising to an easy victory and up approximately 7% and the end result, Hillary’s 39%-36% victory.
Wikipedia explains the Bradley Effect also known as the Wilder Effect [...]

Senator Clinton recently sat down for a lengthy interview with a NY Times reporter and answered questions about her personal relationship with God. Check it out.
A snippet or two below:
 
Q: Is there a favorite book that you return to in the Bible?
Senator Clinton: It depends upon what’s going on in my life. It depends [...]

 
For you Sopranos fans, check out Hillary Clinton’s parody of the series finale.
And what tune was chosen as Hillary’s campaign theme song?
“You and I” by Canadian superstar Celine Dion….Yuck.

Here is a snippet from a recent Baptist Press article compiled by Gregory Tomlin…
Carter and former President Bill Clinton announced their initiative Jan. 9 to unite moderate and liberal Baptists along issues that align with the Democratic Party’s political agenda. A proposed 2008 confab, “Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant,” will coincide with a U.S. [...]