by Robert Parham | Sep 24, 2008 | Opinion
Evangelicals are not shifting to presidential candidate Barack Obama, according to a new survey from a prominent political scientist who shared his results last week at the annual convention of the Religion Newswriters Association. The findings counter the repeated...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 23, 2008 | Opinion
Much speculation has arisen over how much race will play into the presidential election. Surveys show that even a significant number (around 40 percent) of white Democrats admit to some negative feelings toward African-Americans.In the privacy of the voting booth,...
by Susan Pigott | Sep 23, 2008 | Opinion
I’ve been a professor of Old Testament for 16 years now, and in my profession you run into some very strange and, often, ridiculous interpretations of the Bible. I decided I would do a series called “Stupid Bible Tricks” to highlight several of these...
by Michael Helms | Sep 23, 2008 | Opinion
Most religions focus on one god, one deity, or one central spiritual leader.Unfortunately, the First Commandment is broken more than we realize. Any time we give anything, anyone, any idea, philosophy or way of life a higher priority in our lives than God, we’ve...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 22, 2008 | Opinion
While driving to the office this morning, I heard a radio report about which television shows had won Emmy awards. Not only had I not seen most of the shows, particularly in the “drama” category” — I’d never heard of them. Being in...
by Robert Parham | Sep 22, 2008 | Opinion
President Bush deserves a word of thanks from goodwill Baptists for his inclusive approach to one of the three religions in the Abrahamic faith tradition. For the past eight years, he has hosted in the White House an annual Iftaar dinner, a meal after sunset that...
