by Robert Parham | Jan 2, 2009 | Opinion
Many of Nashville’s faith leaders are expressing opposition to an effort to make English the only language in which the city government can offer services, considering it to be unjust, inhospitable, and detrimental to the wellbeing of the community. Missing in...
by Robert Parham | Dec 31, 2008 | Opinion
David Coffey is EthicsDaily.com’s pick as Baptist of the Year for 2008. The president of the Baptist World Alliance has pushed for constructive engagement between Baptists and Muslims, sought to advance religious liberty in predominantly Muslim countries and...
by Robert Parham | Dec 29, 2008 | Opinion
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen a Bible for the swearing in ceremonies, but not a Bible verse upon which to place his hand. He has decided to use the same Bible that Abraham Lincoln used in 1861. That symbolic choice fits. As Lincoln freed the slaves,...
by Robert Parham | Dec 24, 2008 | Opinion
Forgotten in Christmas homilies and hymns is the gritty story of human of resistance. Yes, resistance. Of course, resistance is a cold word that chills the warmth of joy to the world and peace on earth. Some might say it is a negative word, especially members of the...
by Robert Parham | Dec 19, 2008 | Opinion
Barack Obama once credited a prophetic black preacher as his spiritual mentor. Now he has selected a self-promoting white preacher to give the invocation at his inauguration. What does Obama’s shift from Jeremiah Wright to Rick Warren say about the president-elect? ...
