Paul Proctor

Paul Proctor is an editorial columnist who identifies himself as a "rural resident of the Volunteer State" residing somewhere near Nashville, Tennessee. His columns, under the heading "Biblically Speaking", are published at NewsWithViews.com and in various newspapers and tabloids around the United States.

Musical career

Proctor is a former country musician who began his music career as a guitarist in his hometown of Arlington, Texas in 1973. He worked as a studio and touring musician, most notably as keyboardist in Clay Walker's live band in the mid-1990s. As a solo artist, Proctor charted four singles on the "Billboard" Country chart between 1986 and 1988, the highest of which, "Ain't We Got Love" peaked at #62.

Editorial columns

Proctor states that he returned to the Baptist faith of his youth in the spring of 1995, resuming his attendance at First Baptist Church of Franklin, Tennessee after 10 years away. Within a few years, though, Proctor left First Baptist over a disagreement with his pastor on a number of issues, including the renaming of the church - which eliminated the word "Baptist" from its name [http://www.thepeopleschurch.org/] - and a new contemporary style of worship that was implemented.

In his columns, he often quotes the King James Version of the Bible at length. He is highly opposed to "church growth" techniques, especially the "Purpose Driven" philosophy advocated by Rick Warren. Still, many even in Reformed Circles have found Proctor's theology to be spotty.

While claiming to have little interest in politics, Proctor is very critical of President George W. Bush and skeptical of Bush's religious faith. He also criticizes Christians who support Bush, and wrote favorably of Constitution Party candidate Michael Peroutka in the run-up to the 2004 U.S. presidential election.

External links

* [http://home.earthlink.net/~deankay/PaulProctor.html Bio of Proctor's musical career]
* [http://newswithviews.com/PaulProctor/proctorA.htm Archive of Proctor's columns] at NewsWithViews.com