Christians Are Not a Persecuted Minority

by | Jan 18, 2006 | Opinion

Nothing has become more tiresome in recent years than the incessant claim by many conservative Christians that they are being persecuted. Every time a church/state issue comes to the fore, a gaggle of Christian activists show up preening in front of television cameras...

Right to Work–For Less

by | Jan 17, 2006 | Opinion

Times are tough, and every community is desperate for new jobs–and new ideas to bring new jobs. In Kentucky, Gov. Ernie Fletcher has resurrected a tired, old idea: right-to-work-for-less. Despite the “Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!” bleating from the business...

Baptist Bloggers and Democracy

by | Jan 17, 2006 | Opinion

On the evening of Jan. 10 it was announced that the People’s Choice Award for best movie was “Star Wars: Episode III–Revenge of the Sith.” The following morning, the trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission...

A Hammer, A Bell and A Song

by | Jan 17, 2006 | Opinion

I was in Phoenix on Friday, Jan. 6, attending the annual Society of Christian Ethics meeting, when Foy Valentine called. When he learned I would be in Dallas on Tuesday, he said, “Let’s get together.” We planned to. Often we met at a pancake house...

Letter from the Birmingham Jail

by | Jan 16, 2006 | Opinion

April 16, 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham City Jail, I came across your recent statement calling our present activities “unwise and untimely.” Seldom, if ever, do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I...