by Robert Parham | Jul 18, 2002 | Opinion
Got a problem? Blame the press. Facing a crisis? Finger the media. Caught in a moral crunch? Claim reporters suffer from blindness, meanness or anti-religious bigotry. In every situation of scrutiny and criticism, always point away from the organization and toward the...
by Robert Parham | Jun 24, 2002 | Opinion
Almost two weeks after Jerry Vines’ inflammatory remarks about Islam, Southern Baptist Convention leaders are still scrambling to defend him. Speaking at the pastors’ conference, Vines, former SBC president, condemned American pluralism and charged that...
by Robert Parham | Jun 13, 2002 | Opinion
Southern Baptist fundamentalists continued their hateful attack on non-Christian religions this week at their annual convention, meeting in St. Louis. Former SBC president Jerry Vines told pastors “Islam was founded by Muhammad, a demon-possessed pedophile who...
by Robert Parham | Jun 7, 2002 | Opinion
The total number of baptisms and Sunday school enrollment fell in 2001, following a 2000 doctrinal statement by the fundamentalist-controlled Southern Baptist Convention. The statement was an effort to purify the denomination. Not only did the number of mission...
by Robert Parham | Jun 3, 2002 | Opinion
Five years after launching a blistering verbal attack on the Walt Disney Company, the Southern Baptist Convention is mute about its boycott. At the 1996 SBC meeting, Southern Baptists passed a resolution warning of a boycott if Disney continued its...
