by James L. Evans | Mar 13, 2009 | Opinion
It never fails. Just about every time I write about the responsibility we have not only as Christians but also as citizens to provide a viable social safety net for the poor in our midst, someone will fire back to let me know that it is not the job of government to...
by James L. Evans | Mar 6, 2009 | Opinion
For several years now, leaders of the religious right have assumed for themselves the role of advocates for morality in America. Their vision of what is virtuous and true impacts almost every area of our personal and cultural lives. With one glaring exception. ...
by James L. Evans | Feb 20, 2009 | Opinion
This past week marked the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin. All across the country there were celebrations and denunciations ”not by the same people, of course. Celebrating Darwin’s life were scientists, biologists, medical researchers and others who deal in the...
by James L. Evans | Feb 12, 2009 | Opinion
During his long run to the White House, then presidential candidate Obama was asked what he planned to do about President Bush’s controversial Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. He told reporters that not only did he intend to keep the office, but...
by James L. Evans | Feb 5, 2009 | Opinion
This past Saturday nearly 1,200 Baptists representing several diverse Baptist groups gathered in downtown Birmingham searching for a common, unifying purpose. The meeting was part of the New Baptist Covenant–an idea born in the imaginations of former President...
