by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Feb 3, 2009 | General
For more than 25 years, the Christian Right has carefully constructed a political myth claiming that “GOP” stands for “God’s Only Party.” Conservative Christians quickly bought into the myth. The New York Times in March 1998 quoted the head of the Southern Baptist...
by Bob Allen | Nov 9, 2007 | News
The chairman of Tennessee’s Democratic Party says it’s time that progressive religious voices stop being drowned out by the Religious Right. “We need to start making our voices heard again,” Gray Sasser, a Nashville attorney elected in January...
by James L. Evans | Sep 13, 2007 | Opinion
I was privileged recently to participate in a project sponsored by the Baptist Center for Ethics. The BCE folks pulled together six ministers and four politicians, along with some other interested parties, and encouraged them to talk about “the rightful role of...
by Robert Parham | Sep 10, 2007 | Opinion
“What is the rightful role of faith in politics?” The new Baptist Center for Ethics’ DVD, “Golden Rule Politics,” offers a threefold answer. These answers equip people of faith with a better framework for engagement in politics, one that...
by Robert Parham | Sep 7, 2007 | Opinion
“Golden Rule Politics” is a documentary-styled DVD released in the fullness of time. The Christian Right is reeling from yet another sexual scandal. Many across the nation are still buzzing about the CNN special “God’s Warriors,”...
