News & Commentary About All Things Baptist

Christianity Today has posted an interview with Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama. In the interview, Obama addresses the subject of abortion. Check out the exchange below: For many evangelicals, abortion is a key, if not the key factor in their vote. You voted against banning partial birth abortion and voted against notifying parents of minors [...]

I’m a fan of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As a Georgian, I grew up reading about the King family drama. Talk about drama! Well, one of the most interesting members of the King family is Dr. Alveda King. Alveda is the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Her father is the brother of [...]

Led by pro-life Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) and a pro-choice Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), the Democrats have now passed an initiative in the House of Representatives to cut down on the abortion rate. From Congressman Tim Ryan…. “By funding this initiative, we are offering policy solutions that promote life and support parents beyond the birth [...]

Politico has reported that in the 90′s, GOP Presidential hopeful (and one-time? drag queen) Rudy Giuliani contributed money at least six times to Planned Parenthood. Last week, when asked during the GOP Debate whether it would be a good day for the country if Roe v. Wade were overturned, Rudy responded – “It’d be OK.” [...]

Frederick Clarkson of Talk2Action has responded to Wiley Drake’s denial with a thoughtful and timely post. Like last time, I will post snippets below but read Clarkson’s entire article before responding… What public figures do when they get caught doing or saying something controversial is endlessly interesting. Sometimes they puff on a big cigar and [...]

Please read this post from Frederick Clarkson of Talk2Action…. A Top Leader of the Southern Baptist Convention Endorsed Domestic Terrorism. Shouldn’t That Be News? Snippets won’t do Clarkson’s post justice. I’ll offer a few tidbits below – but check out the fullversion at Talk2Action. And now there is the vice president of the Southern Baptist [...]

Democrats are seeking to govern from the Middle on social issues according to The New York Times. Check it out. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 — The promise may not outlast their political honeymoon, but Democratic Congressional leaders say they are committed to governing from the center, and not just on bread-and-butter issues like raising the minimum [...]