Jesus: Good Clean Fun

By Byron Harvey / July 26, 2010 /

Regular readers of my irregularly-written blog will remember that I have on occasion expressed my frustration with the several different forms of “Christian media”, and today’s post is no exception.  The most popular Christian radio station here in Atlanta, as best I can tell, is 104.7, “The Fish”.  It plays on our radio from time…

Live Like Jesus?

By Byron Harvey / July 22, 2010 /

I’m driving through downtown Atlanta yesterday afternoon and I see a billboard featuring Bishop Eddie Long.  Bishop Eddie is pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lithonia, GA (an ATL suburb).  Bishop Eddie was one of the six mega-pastors who were on the receiving end of Senator Chuck Grassley’s investigation into televangelists…

Why I'll Never Carry the Water for "Religion"

By Byron Harvey / June 17, 2010 /

The post that has occupied my time over the course of the past couple of weeks has raised an issue that I feel the need to address, not just for the sake of the one who raised it, Ryan, but also because one hears a similar sentiment from many corners these days.  Even a man…

Questions for Moral Relativists

By Byron Harvey / June 7, 2010 /

Out of the blue the other day, a fellow began commenting on a nearly-five-year-old post in which I referenced a letter he’d written from his (liberal) point of view.  That post, and his comments, are here.  Incidentally, because he did not clearly identify himself, I didn’t at first realize who it was who was writing,…