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In case you missed it, the Southern Baptists are holding their annual confab this month in Orlando – home of the godless Walt Disney World – to affirm that women aren’t fit to be ministers.  It seems that through some kind of loophole, a hundred or so women got to be Baptist preachers and while I have been unable to uncover any evidence that any or all of them did a poor job, … [Read more...] about June 15, 2000: Southern Baptists Take a Hardline Approach

Honorable Roy Barnes State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia Dear Governor: As you know, I am one of your biggest fans.  I think you have done an outstanding job as governor and I have said so in my columns and in speeches around the state.  But today I am not a happy camper. You are being lobbied shamelessly by Colin Campbell, a columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to … [Read more...] about June 8, 2000: A Letter to Our Governor

The last thing we need in this state are more laws but I’ve got an idea for one I think might be worth the time and attention of our legislators.  They aren’t going to have much to do next year other than deal with a small matter of whether or not to change the state flag.  That shouldn’t take long.  They have already gotten the big issue out of the way with the Bremen High … [Read more...] about June 1, 2000: My Idea for a New Law — Make Parents Responsible for Their Kids

In the category of “Be Careful What You Pray For, Your Prayers Will Be Answered,” I have just finished writing a book.  It is entitled, “And They Call Them Games,” published by Mercer Press, and is due out September 1.  It is my first book and, most likely, my last one.  I had always wanted to be an author but I had no idea that writing a book would be so hard and would take so … [Read more...] about May 25, 2000: Be Careful What You Pray For, Your Prayers Will Be Answered

A couple of weeks ago, I said on these pages that I thought Georgia businesses were going to be forced into backing a change of the current state flag.  The column predictably got a lot of reaction. Those who agreed with my premise wrote short responses saying so.  Those who didn’t were vehement in their replies.  Many indicated I was part of the problem, suggesting that maybe … [Read more...] about May 18, 2000: When All Else Fails, Shoot the Messenger