by Robert Parham | Jun 3, 2014 | Opinion
Upon hearing that the Black Keys were playing a private concert in Nashville last week–broadcast around the world by SiriusXM radio–I vaguely recognized the band’s name. But I wondered, “What’s the big deal? Who are The Black Eyed Peas?...
by Robert Parham | May 29, 2014 | Opinion
Political posturing is more important than plight of the undocumented–apparently for Washington politicians who are more concerned about short-term gain than either the long-term economic good or doing the right moral thing on the immigration front. Politically...
by Robert Parham | May 21, 2014 | Opinion
Paige Patterson, president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS), took the right course of action, albeit a highly controversial one, in admitting a Muslim student to the school’s doctoral program. According to Religion News Service, the Southern...
by Robert Parham | May 12, 2014 | Opinion
Before Boko Haram abducted some 300 Nigerian schoolgirls, drawing global condemnation, Baptist and Islamic colleagues met in Washington, D.C., in October 2012 to explore a collaborative response to this Islamic terrorist group. That meeting grew out of the deep...
by Robert Parham | May 7, 2014 | Opinion
Alabama Republican state Sen. Cam Ward gave a candid – even courageous – interview about prison reform, acknowledging root systemic issues and pressing for changes. He said Alabama has “the most overcrowded, underfunded system in the United States...
