by Bob Allen | Feb 6, 2007 | News
A speaker at last week’s faith/education summit in Memphis denounced “knuckleheads under the gold dome” after Georgia’s state senate passed a bill that would allow students with disabilities to receive tax money to attend private, including...
by Bob Allen | Feb 2, 2007 | News
Christians should support public education not as mission field for conversion, but out of a commitment to the common good, Robert Parham of the Baptist Center for Ethics told a Thursday gathering of educators and clergy exploring ways to build more meaningful...
by James L. Evans | Jan 26, 2007 | Opinion
The word “Baptist,” and especially Southern Baptist, is for many a synonym for Republican politics. Many Baptist leaders such as Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, have enjoyed unparalleled access to the White House and...
by Bob Allen | Nov 29, 2006 | News
Observing perceptions that Southern Baptists are of two minds about public education–both critical–a former Southern Baptist Convention church in Virginia sent a message to its local educators that some Baptists still appreciate their public schools....
by Bob Allen | Nov 15, 2006 | News
Southern Baptists in North and South Dakota passed a resolution decrying teaching contrary to “traditional Judeo-Christian values” in public schools and encouraged churches to aid parents in choosing educational alternatives that ensure their...
