by Robert Parham | Jun 17, 2011 | Opinion
Police officers outnumbered protesters at the Islamic Center of Nashville. Counter protesters outnumbered both the protesters and police by 10 to 1. Three members of Westboro Baptist Church, an independent fundamentalist congregation in Topeka, Kan., run by Fred...
by Robert Parham | Jun 15, 2011 | Opinion
With more than 20 percent of preschoolers being obese or overweight, America might be on the verge of waking up to its food problem, a problem that contributes to serious health issues, such as cancer and heart disease. Underscore the word “might.” We...
by Robert Parham | Jun 8, 2011 | Opinion
What explains the Christian right’s love affair with Donald Trump? He’s profane, twice-divorced and a self-promoter. He has made a living on building casinos and objectifying women. He worships wealth and struts with arrogance. He shows little to no...
by Robert Parham | Jun 3, 2011 | Opinion
Good board members can be an irritation. “When was the last time you took a week of vacation?” asked Joe Phelps, pastor of Highland Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., at the May board meeting of the Baptist Center for Ethics. Let’s not go there,...
by Robert Parham | May 27, 2011 | Opinion
Standing in the rain and rubble of Joplin, Mo., “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams spoke with Jim Cantore, Weather Channel reporter, wondering what had happened. They compared the tornado destruction on April 27 in Alabama to what had occurred on...
