by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 14, 2019 | News
The U.S. prisons population declined again in 2017, continuing a multiyear trend, according to a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) report published in late April. At the end of that year, the U.S. prison population was nearly 1.5 million people (at the state and...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 13, 2019 | News
The U.S. is an outlier in a global trend of prayer decreasing as national wealth increases, according to a Pew Research Center analysis published May 1. Drawing on previous data from 2014-15 global surveys, Pew observed a correlation between a nation’s per-capita...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 10, 2019 | News
Christian teens in the U.S. turn to their moms more than others when in need of guidance, advice or spiritual conversation, according to a Barna Group report published May 7. In 16 of the 26 categories surveyed, U.S. moms were the primary person whom teens sought out....
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 8, 2019 | News
Doug Weaver is the director of undergraduate studies and professor of Baptist studies in the Department of Religion at Baylor University. Where did you grow up? I was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and lived in Triangle, Virginia (next to Quantico Marine Base). We...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 7, 2019 | News
A “flood” of plastic is creating untold environmental costs and overrunning poorer nations. “Discarded,” a report from GAIA – “a worldwide alliance … whose ultimate vision is a just, toxic-free world without incineration” – published April 23 describes the negative...
