By Drew Zimmer As our nation continues to argue over the legality of same-sex marriage and the dangers it may potentially pose to religious freedom, I am left wondering about a more basic question few Baptists seem to be pondering,…
EDITORIAL: Dr. Micah’s health care prescription
What will our nation do about health care? That question dominates the American social and political landscape this autumn. But another question hovers in the mists of that landscape. It’s almost as important and perhaps even more troubling: Will U.S….
On race, thoughtful analysis over hyperbole
By David Sanders This week, former President Jimmy Carter accused a wide swath of President Barack Obama’s critics of being driven by racism. His unfortunate criticism underscored that simplistic views on race are easily hurled into the public domain as…
On immigration, do Baptists believe the Bible?
By Libby Grammer Garrett Undocumented immigration cannot be described as either a problem or a possibility — it simply is a reality, and one that we are not dealing with very well. As someone who works with immigration issues every…
Being thoroughly — and really — pro-life
By Miguel De La Torre Most of those who self-identify as “pro-life” or say they are believers in the “sanctity of life” are, in reality, neither. To truly be pro-life is to believe that all life, created by God, has…
Fact and fiction on the abortion-reduction bill
By David Gushee, Joel Hunter, and Ronald Snider We are pro-life evangelical Christians with long records of ministry and scholarship in which we have stood up for the unborn and for a society in which every child is welcomed into…
Respecting the presidency — and our faith
By Norman Jameson When I was young, the mantra parents and teachers voiced to encourage students that anything was possible with enough work and focus on the task at hand was to say, “You could grow up to be president.”…
Let’s get out of Afghanistan
By David Gushee There is no good news from Afghanistan: — Every indication exists that the sorry presidential “election” that just occurred there was entirely corrupted by every form of vote fraud, including massive ballot stuffing and intimidation of voters….
Informed choices and the health-care debate
By David Sanders With Congress due back in Washington soon and President Obama ready to hit the “reset” button in hopes of re-launching his health-care initiative, it’s clearly time to start over. Members of Congress — mainly moderate Democrats —…