by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 22, 2019 | News
Religious affiliation and faith community membership in the U.S. continue to decline, according to a Gallup report published April 18. Over the last two decades, involvement in a church, mosque or synagogue has declined 20%, reaching an all-time low of 50% in 2018....
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 17, 2019 | News
David L. Wheeler is adjunct professor of theology at Palmer Seminary in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. He served previously as senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon, and as professor of theology and ethics at Central Baptist Theological Seminary. He...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 17, 2019 | News
Half of the world’s children (175 million) between 3 and 6 years old are not enrolled in pre-primary education programs, according to a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report published April 8. The percentage jumps to 78 percent of pre-primary-age children not...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 16, 2019 | News
The global rich-poor gap is evident in a nearly two-decade difference in life expectancy between richer and poorer economies, a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report revealed. In high-income nations, average life expectancy is 80.8 years, in contrast to...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 15, 2019 | News
Energy usage worldwide increased by 2.3 percent in 2018, according to an International Energy Agency (IEA) annual report published March 26. This is more than twice the average rate since 2010, resulting in a 1.7 percent increase in energy-related CO2 emissions. Three...
