by Bob Allen | Jan 2, 2008 | News
An Asian Baptist leader called on Baptists worldwide to pray for peace and normalcy to be restored in India’s Orissa state and that local and national governments there will stand by democratic principles of freedom of religion. Bonny Resu, general secretary of...
by Bob Allen | Dec 31, 2007 | News
EthicsDaily.com reported 11 arrests, three convictions, two lawsuits and one suicide involving alleged sexual abuse by clergy in 2007. Other stories included a church that allowed a convicted sex offender to preach from its pulpit while knowing about his past and...
by Bob Allen | Dec 28, 2007 | News
An ongoing expose of clergy sex abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention dominated news coverage by EthicsDaily.com in 2007. Other top stories included Baptists and the environment, plans for a Baptist confab in 2008, the role of faith in politics and a homemaking...
by Bob Allen | Dec 28, 2007 | News
A victims’ advocate says a Florida pastor accused of sending obscene text messages to a minor might have been stopped if the Southern Baptist Convention had a database of sexual abuse by clergy. “This is the sort of thing that happens when a sexual...
by Bob Allen | Dec 27, 2007 | News
Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee has ties to a controversial Bible teacher known for authoritarian views that critics say border on spiritual abuse. Most Americans never heard of Chicago-based teacher Bill Gothard until newspapers wrote about Colorado church shooter...