by Ray Waddle | Sep 18, 2007 | News
Why does “Christian politics” in America usually mean “conservative politics?” Why do polls show that the most frequent churchgoers vote Republican? The questions go to the heart of American voting behavior, with fateful impact on war, peace...
by Bob Allen | Sep 18, 2007 | News
Former Arkansas governor and Baptist minister Mike Huckabee scored big in a Monday “values voter” presidential debate sponsored by and for social conservatives. Huckabee was the overwhelming favorite in a straw poll of delegates during a three-hour Values...
by Bob Allen | Sep 17, 2007 | News
Faith-based communities and religious institutions can be voices of reason and compassion against escalating conflict that leads to mass atrocities. Or they can be equally culpable by creating a victim mentality and inflaming public opinion, human-rights defenders,...
by Bob Allen | Sep 14, 2007 | News
A Southern Baptist pastor in Fresno, Calif., was arrested Monday on felony charges of child molestation. John Earl (“Jeb”) Bonine, 43, pastor of Sierra Heights Baptist Church, remained in jail Thursday, where he is held on $500,000 bond. He is charged with...
by Bob Allen | Sep 13, 2007 | News
A Republican senator scheduled to speak at next year’s New Baptist Covenant Celebration in Atlanta told a community newspaper in Iowa that positioning the party as the “Christian” choice has been detrimental to the GOP. “That does turn some...
by Bob Allen | Sep 12, 2007 | News
A Southern Baptist advocate of Christian schools says God will judge pastors who refuse to speak out on failures of public schools for fear of offending parishioners. Ed Gamble, who leads the Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools in Orlando, Fla., said in...
