by Robert Parham | May 14, 2010 | Opinion
If Elena Kagan is confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice, the court will have six Roman Catholics, three Jews and no Protestants. Baylor University law professor Mark Osler thinks the Supreme Court needs a Protestant voice. “Does that matter? I think it...
by Robert Parham | May 13, 2010 | Opinion
Missing from criticism about the final report of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force, intended to reorganize the stagnant Southern Baptist Convention, is concern about the statement’s anti-public school agenda. Almost every critic of the report looks at...
by Robert Parham | May 5, 2010 | Opinion
Anxiety and abundance were two themes that emerged during a retreat of organizational leaders related to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, held at Callaway Gardens, Ga., at the end of April. Both outlooks disclose how some goodwill Baptists see their current...
by Robert Parham | Apr 30, 2010 | Opinion
Editor’s note: Some 84 leaders of Baptist organizations related to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship met April 27-29 at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Ga. The retreat was convened by Babs Baugh, president of the Baugh Foundation, and Daniel Vestal,...
by Robert Parham | Apr 27, 2010 | Opinion
No topic is more avoided in pulpits than the moral good of taxation. Progressive preachers have a self-imposed ban on the topic. Mainstream ministers see it as a source of controversy, meaning it needs to be avoided. Fundamentalist reverends rant against taxes,...
