Letters

Letters: Thankful for Courier’s work
Letters to the Editor
By Danny Burnley, Greenville
Date February 2, 2012

I believe I speak for thousands of South Carolina Baptists and for our institutions and churches in saying that the Courier has been a blessing and a tool in the hand of God, helping us in so many ways.

Letters: Change SBC image, not name
Letters to the Editor
By E.J. McElhaney, Columbia
Date February 2, 2012

A name change for the Southern Baptist Convention would be a superficial correction. What needs to be corrected is the image. The Mormons have become the second-fastest growing denomination by doing it. Maybe we need to spend some media money here in the U.S.A.

Letters: No compromise on SBC name
Letters to the Editor
By Vicki Strange, Columbia
Date February 2, 2012

If Southern Baptists are willing to compromise on the name of the denomination, what else are they going to compromise on? When you compromise on anything you stand for, it puts into jeopardy everything you stand for. If we allow the world to impact us enough that we are willing to compromise on this little thing, then they know they can get us to compromise on something else.

Letters: ‘Missionary Baptist’ good name
Letters to the Editor
By Kenneth Thompson, Conway
Date February 2, 2012

I find value in history, and there is much in Southern Baptist history to be proud of. I remember a few years ago that many rural Southern Baptist churches were calling themselves “Missionary” more so than “Southern.”

Letters: Returning to our roots
Letters to the Editor
By Mark R. Krieger, Pickens
Date February 2, 2012

As I think on Southern Baptists … my conviction is not a need for a name change, but for us to get back to our roots. Southern Baptists have stood for many things. Mostly, we have been people who love the Savior, love the Scripture, love the saints, and love the sinner.

Letters: Fewer prerequisites, please
Letters to the Editor
By Wayne Reeves, Ridgeville
Date February 2, 2012

We wonder why so many churches are having trouble keeping pastors. By reading the want ads and all the restrictions we put on candidates, we might understand why.

Letters: Dismayed over pastors’ views
Letters to the Editor
By Jay Feeney, Sumter
Date February 2, 2012

I was dismayed to read that 17 percent of those who claim the calling of God in their lives are so unwilling to believe his Word — specifically, those who do not believe in a literal Adam and Eve (“Poll: Pastors oppose evolution, split on earth’s age,” Jan. 19).