by Robert Parham | Jun 7, 2010 | Opinion
The Israeli commando attack last week on a pro-Palestinian flotilla 80 miles from Israel’s coast that resulted in at least nine civilian deaths and 30 wounded has drawn a moral critique from global Baptists. “What is abundantly clear…is the damage...
by Robert Parham | Jun 4, 2010 | Opinion
Six weeks after oil began gushing into the Gulf, the United States faces what appears to be its worst man-made ecological disaster with estimates as high as 19,000 barrels of oil per day destroying the environment and a way of life for countless Americans. Yet too few...
by Robert Parham | Jun 2, 2010 | Opinion
Unchecked falsehood multiplies mendacity and quickly becomes an acceptable truth. One persistent falsehood is that Islam is by definition a violent religion. Call it the Franklin Graham Falsehood. Remember that Graham defined Islam as “a very violent...
by Robert Parham | May 26, 2010 | Opinion
Good Baptist historians stick their necks out for the common good and offer a relevant moral witness when it counts. They are a rare breed among the different Baptist academicians and vocational professionals. As a seminarian 30 years ago, I quickly learned the...
by Robert Parham | May 21, 2010 | Opinion
Arizona voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to raise the sales tax with two-thirds of the revenue going to education. The vote was 64 percent to 36 percent in favor of Proposition 100 that was pushed by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer. The three-year tax increase raises the...
