by Robert Parham | Jul 28, 2006 | Opinion
They left their homeland in the midst of a civil war with nominal Christian commitments. They returned as Christian leaders in time to see their country descend into another war. They shared their story this week with EthicsDaily.com. Reared in Lebanon, Elie and...
by Robert Parham | Jul 26, 2006 | Opinion
An artillery shell barely missed the Rayak Baptist Church, breaking church glass, amid fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah, a Lebanese Baptist leader told EthicsDaily.com. The explosion occurred about 10 yards from the church–located in Lebanon’s...
by Robert Parham | Jul 21, 2006 | Opinion
Instead of the United States exerting full diplomatic and political pressure on all parties to end hostilities, the Bush administration has turned a blind eye to noncombatant casualties in Lebanon and has blamed others for violence it is unwilling to stop. Beirut...
by Robert Parham | Jul 21, 2006 | Opinion
Global Baptist leaders began speaking out late this week against the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, as the military and humanitarian crises worsened. “We condemn both terrorism and state-sanctioned violence, especially when it targets innocent...
by Robert Parham | Jul 18, 2006 | Opinion
American Baptists are trapped abroad and Lebanese Baptists are overwhelmed with refugees as Israel continues attacking Lebanon in response to Hezbollah terrorism. “Yesterday night was quite rough in various towns and cities in southern Lebanon and Beirut as a...