By Ken Camp East Texas Baptist University and Houston Baptist University have filed the latest legal challenge to a preventative services mandate in the Affordable Care Act signed into law by President Obama in 2010. The two Texas Baptist schools…
Lawmaker defends slavery comments
By Bob Allen A Southern Baptist state legislator in Arkansas is standing by a self-published book he wrote in 2009 where he suggests that slavery may have been a blessing in disguise for African-Americans. Republican State Rep. Jon Hubbard, a…
What I saw at the debate
David P. Gushee I chose to tweet my way through the first presidential debate in the company of a number of students and others who have joined that virtual world. The perspective of this cohort of 20-somethings definitely affects my…
What I saw at the debate
David Gushee I chose to tweet my way through the first presidential debate in the company of a number of students and others who have joined that virtual world. The perspective of this cohort of 20-somethings definitely affects my own…
The polling place vs. the pulpit
By Amy Butler In general, it’s probably not a great idea for the preacher to get too political in his or her day-to-day life. For one thing, waxing poetic on one’s own personal positions can be mistaken for public endorsement…
Groups support people with disabilities
By Bob Allen As values voters both left and right weigh in on special interests from immigration reform to same-sex marriage in an election season, a lesser-known religious coalition is speaking up for Americans with disabilities. The Interfaith Disability Advocacy…
Ethicist questions Obama’s faith
By Bob Allen A gap between President Obama’s professed Christianity and the policies he supports raises questions about both his faith and his commitment to immigration reform, a Baptist ethicist said in an online commentary Sept. 24. An EthicsDaily.com article…
Missouri Baptists join Akin bus tour
By Bob Allen Missouri Baptist leaders were on board Sept. 25 when embattled U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin embarked on a four-day bus tour launched on the day of his deadline to withdraw from the Nov. 6 election over controversial…
Missouri Baptists join Akin bus tour
By Bob Allen Missouri Baptist leaders were on board Sept. 25 when embattled U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin embarked on a four-day bus tour launched on the day of his deadline to withdraw from the Nov. 6 election over controversial…