This year’s midterm elections highlight a debate not between Christians and non-Christians so much as a debate between Christians who read the same Bible, pray to the same God and arrive at different conclusions about what their faith requires in...
The following comments were given by the author on Saturday, Oct. 10, at a Dallas rally against the death penalty. I speak today as a Christian, mindful of the ancient conviction expressed in Genesis that every human being is…
Major freeways in North Dallas are adorned with billboards proclaiming that First Baptist Church of Dallas is “built on the Bible.” If that’s so, why does the church’s pastor not seem to understand what the Bible teaches? Fresh off his…
Ongoing legal developments are casting light on the disturbing lengths the Trump administration is willing to go to subvert the November midterms. Democracy Forward announced Oct. 7 its receipt of records from Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
On what must have been a dark day in the first century, leaders of the Roman Empire began loading exotic animals into crates. Lions, leopards and crocodiles were led down ancient routes. Via Salaria, the “Salt Road,” and Via Latina…
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has hit a new record low of 32% in one poll. Some predict a blue wave in the midterm elections. But GOP activists are pushing back by praising Trump’s “pro-faith” policies and warning of a…
One hundred twenty-two babies. One hundred twenty-two new beginnings. And fathers who spent months defending a nation while missing the first moments of their children’s lives. On Oct. 8, 2026, the USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego after 321…
The older I become, the more I appreciate and reaffirm that my baptistic theology is one that offers the world — beginning with America — solid principles by which to live respectfully with neighbor. Even if only the four foundational…
The last widely recognized public execution in the United States took place on Aug. 14, 1936, in Owensboro, Ky. Rainey Bethea, a 22-year-old Black man, was hanged before an estimated crowd of 20,000 people. Bethea had been accused of raping…
Nearly 20 years ago, I opposed the execution of Saddam Hussein. Not because I believed Hussein was innocent. His regime was responsible for brutality, repression, torture and death on a staggering scale. I opposed his execution because I could not…
I’m glad Pete Hegseth wants to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan. Not because I support the death penalty; I don’t. And not because I think firing squads are humane; they’re not. And not because I think…
On Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a speech while standing in front of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. His address was a call for America and its European allies to unite in the renewal and defense of a…
Just weeks after President Donald Trump promised to send all Americans $5,000 apiece if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, 20 million senior adults received unexpected $90 deposits from Medicare. A White House news…
