by James L. Evans | Aug 17, 2018 | Opinion
Remember the Moral Majority, the Christian Coalition, Focus on the Family or the 700 Club? These organizations, along with a few others, were established by the “big guns” of the religious right – luminaries such as Jerry Falwell Sr., James Dobson, Ralph Reed and Pat...
by James L. Evans | Jul 31, 2018 | Opinion
Many religious folk have freely dubbed America a “Christian nation” for a long time now. This peculiar moment in the history of our republic has created an urgent need to probe the meaning of such a claim. To get started, some definitions are necessary, beginning with... by James L. Evans | Jul 15, 2003 | Opinion
President Bush is about to face some tough questions concerning the war in Iraq. The fact that the United States has been unable to locate any weapons of mass destruction has created concern for many people, including those who supported the war. It is inappropriate... by James L. Evans | Dec 3, 2001 | Opinion
It was a strange and confusing spectacle. An angry young man stood before news cameras and chided Alabama Baptists for being soft on the Bible. Baptists? Soft on the Bible? What’s going on here? That angry man was Dean Young, director of the Christian Family...