by Rob Sellers | Jul 7, 2020 | Opinion
An amendment to the tax code was introduced by then Senator and Democratic Minority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954. This legislation prohibited nonprofit organizations from involvement in partisan politics at the risk of losing their tax-exempt status. When adopted...
by Rob Sellers | Jun 15, 2020 | Opinion
There are many kinds of Baptists, but I find the political loyalties of certain prominent Baptists puzzling if not startling. Their devotion to Donald Trump is unwavering, despite anything he says or does that is contrary to the way of Jesus, to which they claim also...
by Rob Sellers | Jun 4, 2020 | Opinion
“I can’t breathe.” These words have become agonizingly well-known in recent days. They were familiar to Jesus also because he frequently encountered people whose experience of isolation, hopelessness, marginalization and pain forced the breath out of their lungs....
by Rob Sellers | May 26, 2020 | Opinion
Superheroes sometimes congregate in my house. I realized this a few years ago when our grandsons would visit. The 8-year-old would run around protecting us from danger in his Captain America costume, mask and shield. I would kiss the 5-year-old goodnight when he...
by Rob Sellers | Apr 20, 2020 | Opinion
“In a world increasingly inclined towards self-interest, we can see the rebirth of some of the noblest human instincts as reflected in numerous cultures and religions,” writes Faisal Bin Muuammar, secretary general of the King Abdullah Centre for Interreligious and...