By Bob Allen An interfaith leader and Baptist minister sent a letter Aug. 16 criticizing presidential candidate Mitt Romney for a campaign ad accusing President Obama of declaring “war on religion” by “forcing religious institutions to go against their faith.”…
Analyst says Romney plays religion card
By Terry Goodrich A new political ad by presidential candidate Mitt Romney accusing President Obama of “waging war on religion” is an opening salvo in religious rhetoric that likely will escalate as the November election approaches, says a Baylor University…
The myth of redemptive violence
By Steve Harmon The Aug. 5 shooting at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., has set off spirited debate over the merits of gun-control legislation. Comments span the spectrum of perspectives in the contemporary American debate over gun control…
The myth of redemptive violence
By Steve Harmon The Aug. 5 shooting at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., has set off spirited debate over the merits of gun-control legislation. As a theologian who thinks that a lively debate within a contested tradition can be…
The surprising religious makeup of the 2012 presidential race
For the first time in our country’s history the Republican party is set to nominate a presidential ticket that does not include a Protestant. Mitt Romney is a Mormon and his newly announced running mate Paul Ryan is a Catholic. This is…
Black pastor says gay marriage wedge issue
By Bob Allen African-American Baptist leaders are working together to counter attempts by outsiders to use gay marriage as a wedge issue to divide black voters, a Baptist minister and NAACP leader said in a radio interview Aug. 11. Amos…
Black pastor: gay marriage wedge issue
By Bob Allen African-American Baptist leaders are working together to counter attempts by outsiders to use gay marriage as a wedge issue to divide black voters, a Baptist minister and NAACP leader said in a radio interview Aug. 11. Amos…
Black pastor says gay marriage wedge issue
By Bob Allen African-American Baptist leaders are working together to counter attempts by outsiders to use gay marriage as a wedge issue to divide black voters, a Baptist minister and NAACP leader said in a radio interview Aug. 11. Amos…
Romney VP pick bad news for the poor
By Miguel De La Torre Show me your checkbook, and I’ll show you your commitment to Christ and his gospel message of liberation and salvation. Talk about following Jesus, apart from costly discipleship, has always been cheap. Commitment is measured…