by Robert Parham | Sep 12, 2012 | Opinion
The claim that the Democratic Party is a party of faith is as strikingly exaggerated as the claim that the GOP stands for God’s Only Party. The Baptist Center for Ethics has long covered and constantly challenged the dangerous ties between the Christian Right...
by Robert Parham | Sep 7, 2012 | Opinion
The new spirituality collapses the space between football and faith, according to Ray Waddle, the former religion editor at the Tennessean, who still contributes two columns each month to the paper. Ray and I arrived in Nashville about the same time – only a few...
by Robert Parham | Aug 29, 2012 | Opinion
When two Catholic bishops, two Episcopal bishops, one Methodist bishop, one Lutheran bishop and one AME Zion bishop gather in one room, what do you get? Add to the conclave a Catholic sister who has appeared recently on both “The Colbert Report” and...
by Robert Parham | Aug 21, 2012 | Opinion
American Atheists want religion out of the public square. Religion, after all, has “no place in politics” for it is “sheer silliness.” So says the group American Atheists. To advance their agenda at the Democratic National Convention in...
by Robert Parham | Aug 15, 2012 | Opinion
The radio broadcast began with the highest of praise. “David Barton. An honorable, honorable man. A true American historian. And really honestly, I think the man who has singlehandedly saved this country from darkness,” said conservative radio host Glenn...