by Robert Parham | Apr 21, 2011 | Opinion
Is the Christian left as captive to the Obama administration as the Christian right was to the Bush administration? EthicsDaily.com noted several weeks ago how few Christian leaders and commentators had weighed in against the use of U.S. military force in Libya....
by Robert Parham | Apr 18, 2011 | Opinion
This year the Baptist Center for Ethics – the parent organization of EthicsDaily.com – will observe its 20th anniversary. Our success challenges a religious myth that only conservative evangelicals can build vigorous organizations. Contrary to popular wisdom, a...
by Robert Parham | Apr 8, 2011 | Opinion
If you go to church regularly as a young adult, you will more likely than not become obese by middle age. Full-stop. What? Pray, eat, gain too much weight! Well, that’s a broadly interpreted word about a medical school research project. Let the jokes begin...
by Robert Parham | Apr 5, 2011 | Opinion
Two fast approaching anniversaries place race in the middle of the public square and at the center of the sanctuary, offering a time for truth-telling by those of moral good will. One is the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War on April 12, 1861. The...
by Robert Parham | Mar 29, 2011 | Opinion
General Electric was once a household name. Now it’s synonymous with mastering the tax-avoidance game. If one thinks that the price of membership in the world’s greatest democracy requires corporations to pay their fair share of taxes, then General...