by Robert Parham | Jul 28, 2016 | Opinion
Syrian Mohed Altrad has a remarkable life narrative. He has an inspiring story that offers a constructive counter-narrative to the anti-immigration fever in the United States, the anti-refugee venom in Europe and the anti-foreign worker toxicity in South Africa. The...
by Robert Parham | Jul 12, 2016 | Opinion
Dallas Police Chief David Brown gave a remarkable, live 25-minute interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper about the shooting in Dallas. I caught a portion of the Sunday afternoon interview. I was surprised by what I heard. I think our readers might be surprised about...
by Robert Parham | Jul 7, 2016 | Opinion
Are U.S. Baptists more receptive to refugees from other countries than the undocumented in their own country? The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) was meeting and the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) had met recently, when the Supreme Court failed to support...
by Robert Parham | Jun 30, 2016 | Opinion
More important than the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s programs, policies and press releases were the people at its 25th anniversary events in Greensboro, North Carolina. Here’s a short list of who I saw – and what they mean for CBF: The mother of...
by Robert Parham | Jun 14, 2016 | Opinion
The blame-game started soon after news broke about the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Blame Obama. Blame guns. Blame gun-rights advocates for blocking gun-control legislation. Blame evangelicals for opposing gay-rights legislation. Blame Muslims....
