by Robert Parham | Jun 11, 2004 | Opinion
Will the Southern Baptist Convention speak well of America’s public schools next week in its annual meeting? Meeting in Indianapolis, the SBC’s resolutions committee will consider two resolutions. One urges Southern Baptists “to remove their children...
by Robert Parham | Jun 2, 2004 | Opinion
The religious right won the most visible battle for the soul of the Alabama Republican Party yesterday in the state’s primary election. Tom Parker, former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s former legal adviser, unseated Justice Jean Brown, who opposed...
by Robert Parham | Jun 1, 2004 | Opinion
Always blame women when things go badly. That’s the first rule of thumb for Southern Baptist fundamentalists. Who caused the horrendous sex abuse scandal at the Abu Ghraib prison? The implicit answer is women in the military, according to a Baptist Press column,...
by Robert Parham | May 18, 2004 | Opinion
Has the raging thunder of the religious right for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage turned into an empty threat? “Just four months after an alliance of conservative Christians was threatening a churchgoer revolt unless President Bush championed an...
by Robert Parham | May 14, 2004 | Opinion
After the pictures of Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal spread around the world, President Bush said in an interview with Al Arabiya Television that the actions were “abhorrent” and did not represent America. “They represent the actions of a few...
