by Robert Parham | Jul 2, 2012 | Opinion
When global Baptists gather this week in Santiago, Chile, they will explore relationships between Baptists and Muslims, hear a report from the United Nations conference of sustainable development and celebrate a Baptist founder who spoke 400 years ago for religious...
by Robert Parham | Jun 26, 2012 | Opinion
Reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s mixed decision on Arizona’s controversial immigration law signals that much work remains before consensus can be reached over comprehensive immigration reform. Much of that work needs to be done in the faith community –...
by Robert Parham | Jun 18, 2012 | Opinion
Everything I knew about the Church of Christ, better known pejoratively among Baptists as Campbellites, is probably wrong. What I experienced recently at a spectacular event at Nashville’s Lipscomb University was contextually prophetic, musically energizing,...
by Robert Parham | Jun 13, 2012 | Opinion
The nation awaits in June the looming Supreme Court decision on Arizona’s anti-immigration law, known as SB 1070. SB 1070 makes it a crime in Arizona for an individual to fail to carry necessary immigration documents and requires law enforcement to question an...
by Robert Parham | Jun 6, 2012 | Opinion
When John Edwards said after his court victory last week, “I don’t think God’s through with me. I really believe he thinks there’s still some good things I can do,” what did he mean? Political pundits and columnists leaped to the...