by Robert Parham | Jun 4, 2007 | Opinion
A British Baptist churchman has an urgent message for G-8 leaders when they begin meeting on Wednesday in Germany. “As the clock ticks, peoples’ lives are lost. The world can’t wait: the G8 must deliver on their promises and take decisive...
by Robert Parham | Jun 1, 2007 | Opinion
May was the deadliest month in Iraq for U.S. military personnel in 30 months of false promises, failed strategies and feckless stalling. American military fatalities last month totaled 124. The only months with higher U.S. casualties in the 4-year-old war were...
by James L. Evans | May 31, 2007 | Opinion
A new museum in Petersburg, Ky., is attempting to bring together faith and science in an interesting way. Calling their endeavor “Creation Museum,” promoters hope to use the museum to celebrate God as creator–which is a good thing. Unfortunately,...
by Robert Parham | May 31, 2007 | Opinion
Southern Baptist Convention President Frank Page accuses the planners of the New Baptist Covenant, a working group of some 18 entities, of having a “leftwing liberal agenda.” The New Baptist Covenant celebration was announced at a meeting in early January...
by Diana Butler Bass | May 30, 2007 | Opinion
On Sept. 24, 1967, my Methodist Sunday school teacher gave me my first Bible, the Revised Standard Edition, as a gift upon entering the third grade. When I was a girl, I carried it out to the woods near my house to read privately and pray–enthralled by the...
by Robert Parham | May 29, 2007 | Opinion
Fox News’ cable coverage of the death of a promiscuous sex symbol approximated its Iraqi war coverage. During the first quarter of 2007, Fox News devoted 10 percent of its coverage time to Anna Nicole Smith, compared to 15 percent to the Iraqi war. Smith, a...