by Robert Parham | Jul 18, 2005 | Opinion
Ken Mehlman, chairman of the Republican National Committee, missed an opportunity last week to push forward a new era in race relations with the admission that his party was wrong to use race as a wedge issue to win political elections. Had he ended with an...
by Barry Howard | Jul 15, 2005 | Opinion
My first week as pastor at First Baptist Church in Pensacola, Fla., will be unforgettable. My wife, Amanda, and I arrived at our temporary residence on Monday, July 4th. Little did we know that the celebratory fireworks of Independence Day would be followed by an...
by John Rackley | Jul 15, 2005 | Opinion
The results of the G8 conversations in Scotland are emerging. The outcome for the poor in our world and especially the continent of Africa is crucial. But after all the decisions have been made and the statements read, will the poor still be with us? There is a story...
by Jan Turrentine | Jul 15, 2005 | Opinion
Because I’m not a parent, I’m in no position to tell people how to raise their children. And unlike the Southern Seminary professor who wants to “raise up violent sons,” I do not hold a doctorate in theology degree. My theological education is...
by Robert Parham | Jul 15, 2005 | Opinion
Moral relativism and indifference surface with a pointed clarity in Southern Baptist life in the case of Bernie Ebbers, a member of Easthaven Baptist Church, outside of Jackson, Miss. Ebbers, the 63-year-old former CEO of Worldcom, a telecommunication giant, was...
by Robert Parham | Jul 14, 2005 | Opinion
When did President Bush learn that Karl Rove, his senior adviser, leaked intelligence information to at least one reporter about the identity of a CIA agent in July 2003? Did Bush ask Rove two years ago, when Rove’s name first surfaced with the leak, if he had...
