by Robert Parham | Dec 13, 2002 | Opinion
Lott has had over 30 years in public life to establish a clear record of opposition to racism and for civil rights. He has demonstrated a pattern of playing the race card. Lott was referring to Thurmond’s 1948 presidential campaign, in which Thurmond defended...
by Robert Parham | Dec 11, 2002 | Opinion
When the world’s best known Baptist was named the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, Southern Baptist media and opinion-shapers uttered hardly a word. The Southern Baptist Convention’s news service, Baptist Press, did not even carry a news article...
by Robert Parham | Dec 6, 2002 | Opinion
When Bush refuses to cradle Christianity and to crusade for Christian domination, he values the separation of church and state, advances religious liberty for all and retains the role of a political leader, not a religious one. On Thursday, the president took off his...
by Robert Parham | Nov 19, 2002 | Opinion
Whenever the moral mantle is assigned to a political party, morality loses and false expectations arise. And equally troubling, authentically religious organizations escape their real duty. “The pro-life stand was a decisive factor in the Republican takeover of...
by Robert Parham | Nov 13, 2002 | Opinion
Staying on the high rhetorical road about Islam necessitates staying away from the mud puddles of Christian fundamentalism. “Tonight we honor the traditions of a great faith by hosting this Iftaar at the White House,” he said. “Ramadan is a special...
