Josh Benner

Tag: Mike Pence

  • Mississippi politician won’t travel alone with female reporter

    Mississippi gubernatorial candidate Robert Foster is in this news this week for holding to the Billy Graham rule, made famous by the great evangelist who refused to spend time alone with women to whom he was not married. The Billy Graham rule has also been popularized by Vice President Mike Pence, although many ridicule this…

  • Politics in the religious arena: VP at Baptist meeting

    Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention this morning. The speech hit on some political themes. Newly elected SBC president J.D. Grear later took to Twitter and said: “I know that sent a terribly mixed signal. We are grateful for civic leaders who want to speak to our…