tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89713492011-04-21T14:52:35.224-04:00The name refers to the fading tradition of mostly rural Baptist & Methodist churches in the American South to have bountiful common meals outdoors. Sometimes you encountered strange, indigestible, but always interesting dishes. And so it may be here ...Deacon B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10378405971214976471noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971349.post-1103395597123936962004-12-18T13:29:00.000-05:002004-12-18T13:46:37.123-05:00

Did you know that "making fun" of Islam is illegal in Victoria, Australia? I haven't done enough googling to determine if the passages from the offending seminar (held 2 years ago) are extant online; but I don't have to read them to know that this court decision is an example of one religion being "more equal" than another. How would the court react to similar statements about Christianity? What

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The secular Old Media will never learn. Time and Newsweek have trotted out the same, tired, old "it isn't really true" rhetoric in two feature articles just in time to cheer up folks for the Christmas holidays. Their basic conclusions are that the Gospel accounts of the Nativity are of (gasp!) doubtful historicity and were likely embellished legends constructed by the human authors of the books.

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All is not well with Habitat for Humanity's founder, Millard Fuller. This balanced and thoughtful(!) AP story is rich enough for a longer entry. I'm a little pressed for time now, so here are some quick nibbles at it: When I was in college in the early '80s, Habitat was almost an explicitly Christian mission work in terms of its volunteer participants. The composition of the volunteer groups

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New York Times(!) columnist David Brooks wrote an excellent editorial [free registration required] on 11/30, titled "Who is John Stott?" If you don't know who Stott is, Brooks does a good (and hilarious) job of introducing him: There is a world of difference between real-life people of faith and the made-for-TV, Elmer Gantry-style blowhards who are selected to represent them. Falwell and Pat

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The NC Biblical Recorder reports that "Anne Graham Lotz, the daughter of internationally known evangelist Billy Graham, will bring what BSC organizers are this year calling "the [North Carolina State Baptist] convention message" at 8:15 p.m. on Nov. 16." Their headline is actually "Lotz to be first woman to preach convention sermon". For a state Baptist Convention (an administrative, not a

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As noted in the blog description above, DOTG is a continuation of my older blog, The Common Room. If you're interested in reading the older posts you can view them here. The oldest are here and finally, here. Caveat lector. Some entrees may spoil if they've been out in the sun too long. Posts will usually appear between 12:30 - 1:00pm EST, and after 5:30pm, as my conscience won't let me blog on

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