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Budget and Bible: The Sin of Helping the Rich at the Expense of the Poor
By
Eric Sapp
[Part 5 of “The Primer on Scripture and the Budget for 2009” being released and discussed at www.faithfuldemocrats.com] Democrats must not get into the business of throwing stones, but neither should we allow Republicans to continue to portray us as moral relativists. We must approach moral conversations with humility “for all have sinned and fall…
Obama Signs Executive Order of American Ideals
By
Paul Raushenbush
The New York Times reports: “Saying that “our ideals give us the strength and moral high ground” to combat terrorism, President Obama signed executive orders Thursday ending the Central Intelligence Agency‘s secret overseas prisons, banning coercive interrogation methods and closing the Guantánamo Bay detention camp within a year.” Today we can be proud Americans again.
CHANGING LEADERS AND ENDURING VALUES
By
Welton Gaddy
Just as I seek to protect appropriate boundaries between religion and government, I also protect appropriate boundaries between my work as President of Interfaith Alliance and my role as Pastor of Northminster Baptist Church in Monroe, LA. That is not to say that I speak two different messages, rather that I deliver one message in…
Religious Freedom Day 2009
By
Welton Gaddy
President Bush has declared today, January 16, 2009 as Religious Freedom Day. Other presidents have done the same. However, it is an ironic act on the part of a president who leaves office with a dismal record on protecting and strengthening religious freedom. Consider President Bush’s faith-based initiative, opposition to comprehensive hate crimes legislation and…
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