by Robert Parham | Nov 19, 2013 | Opinion
Comprehensive immigration reform in the current Congress appears dead, another painful reminder of how broken Washington is and another promising opportunity for the church to be the church. “[W]e have no intention of ever going to conference on the Senate...
by Ferrell Foster | Jul 22, 2013 | Opinion
The U.S. Senate has shown both courage and wisdom in passing the sweeping immigration bill. In order to get bipartisan support, the bill had to reflect the concerns of people across the political spectrum, and this has resulted in a bill that addresses the needs of...
by Robert Parham | Jun 21, 2013 | Opinion
Border control is one of the lynchpins in comprehensive immigration reform. Political conservatives argue that the United States must secure its southern border before it moves toward providing a way for the undocumented already in the country to have a pathway to...
by Robert Parham | Jun 14, 2013 | Opinion
Praying for one another is one thing that Southern Baptist Convention and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship loyalists can do for one another, so argued a Texas Baptist editor prior to the annual meetings of the SBC and CBF. Marv Knox, editor of the Baptist Standard,...
by Noah Toly | May 15, 2013 | Opinion
A New York Times article by Julia Preston, published on April 13, reports a shift of opinions on immigration policy among evangelical Protestants in the United States. In her article, Preston suggests that there is a division between “Evangelical leaders”...