Polemical Theology, and other links

The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts linked.

• The Necessity and Danger of Polemical Theology -- “In short, while polemical theology is just about unavoidable in theory and should not, as a matter of faithfulness, be skirted, one worries about those who make it their specialism.”
• The Historical Background of the King James Bible -- “…the KJV prevailed not by demolishing its predecessors, but by learning from them and ‘inhaling’ all the best that could be detectable in older translations.”
• The Bondage of the Word: Copyright and the Bible -- “My interest is in the matter of copyright in regard to ancient religious texts which de facto should be in the public domain, especially in regard to any religious work which its advocates claim to have been derived from direct revelation and inspiration such as the Bible.”
• Texas Baptist History: the Journal of the Texas Baptist Historical Society -- “Volume XXXII 2012, containing historical articles and book reviews.”
• On the SBC Amicus Brief Controversy -- “As the calendar now inches toward Thanksgiving, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) finds itself embroiled in yet another leadership controversy.”
• Kid Stuff -- “Hico’s historic downtown is booming these days, and the Billy the Kid Museum is right in the middle of it.”
• Critique of Vaticanus Distigme-Obelos Denials -- “The thesis that scribe B left these gaps precisely where the original was interrupted by an added block of text and marked them with distigme-obelos symbols explains all this data perfectly.”
• Bible Publishers - Stewards or Gatekeepers? -- “It is instead up to the church to stop promoting these restricted translations, to ensure a future where God’s Word is free to be shared.”
• Baptism and a Gait Belt -- “A Gait Belt is a wide belt (about 2"-4" wide) that is placed around the waist and over the clothes of someone who might be in danger of falling.”
• Appraising the Texas Landscape -- “With his brother, Frederick Law Olmsted traveled a couple thousand miles around Texas on horseback, chronicling his experiences for the New-York Daily Times.”
• An Iconic Church Building on I-75 -- “Clearly visible from the highway and surrounded by the legendary agricultural fields of Dooly County, it is a striking example of rural church architecture.”
• A Google Engineer’s Journey to Clarity on What Scripture Teaches about Money and Ministry -- “This passage presents it so clearly. Ministries should be supported. Which ones? Those who don’t charge the recipients of their ministry.”