by Brian Kaylor | Jul 31, 2019 | Opinion
During one of multiple trips to the Missouri Capitol earlier this year, I listened in the car as NPR did a piece about the Tom Petty song, “I Won’t Back Down.” The story included them playing the song several times as they not only played Petty’s version but also some...
by Keith Herron | May 24, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Dec. 5, 2006. Herron was senior pastor at Holmeswood Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri, at the time of publication. It is republished today in light of this week’s EthicsDaily.com series focused on LGBTQI+ persons,...
by Terrell Carter | Aug 22, 2014 | Opinion
The city of Ferguson, Missouri, has been transformed over the past two weeks from an unknown sleepy town located in the northern portion of St. Louis into the symbolic embodiment of multiple racial, political and social struggles. The incident, and the subsequent...
by Terrell Carter | Aug 18, 2014 | Opinion
Like most people who have seen, heard or read about the series of events that have occurred in Ferguson, Missouri, I have been frustrated and disheartened at the loss of a life, the unnecessary theft and destruction of property, and the weakening of trust between...
by Brian Kaylor | Aug 15, 2014 | News
As a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, makes international headlines following a police officer shooting and killing an unarmed African-American teenager, most Baptist churches have responded with silence while some attempt to build peace and reconciliation....
