by Rebekah Gordon | Sep 4, 2020 | Opinion
Joe Biden and Donald Trump are both men of professed religious faith, which showed at this year’s national conventions. While the theme of religion was woven deeply into both party platforms, the similarities began and ended at the cliché of “God Bless America.” The... by Robert Parham | Sep 12, 2012 | Opinion
The claim that the Democratic Party is a party of faith is as strikingly exaggerated as the claim that the GOP stands for God’s Only Party. The Baptist Center for Ethics has long covered and constantly challenged the dangerous ties between the Christian Right... by Brian Kaylor | Sep 11, 2012 | News
Democratic Party leaders attempted to rally the faith vote last week at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., with much of the rhetoric focused on President Barack Obama as a divinely chosen leader. Additionally, numerous speakers attacked Republicans... by Brian Kaylor | Sep 10, 2012 | News
As Democrats gathered in Charlotte, N.C., last week to push for the re-election of President Barack Obama, they found themselves criticized for removing the word “God” from the party platform. The attacks – and the disorganized response – undermined the... by Brian Kaylor | Sep 7, 2012 | News
As thousands of delegates, elected officials and guests flocked to Charlotte, N.C., for the Democratic National Convention (DNC), the Baptist Center for Ethics (BCE) assembled an ecumenical panel in the midst of it all to inject faith into political considerations of...