by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 21, 2019 | News
A majority (61 percent) of U.S. Protestant churches are experiencing decline or stagnation in weekly attendance, according to a LifeWay Research report published March 6. Among the pastors surveyed, 28 percent reported declines of 6 percent or more in the last three...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 20, 2019 | News
Christa Brown, author of “This Little Light: Beyond a Baptist Preacher Predator and his Gang,” has spent years doing volunteer advocacy work on behalf of Baptist clergy sex abuse survivors. Where did you grow up? Wichita, Kansas, and Farmers Branch, Texas, a suburb of...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 19, 2019 | News
U.S. states with higher levels of gun ownership and those with fewer restrictions have higher rates of mass shootings, according to research published March 6 by The BMJ, a United Kingdom-based medical journal. Researchers analyzed data related to firearm ownership,...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 18, 2019 | News
Religious minorities have much to offer society, but they often struggle against various forms of discrimination, according to a joint report published Feb. 4 by the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and GlobalEthics.net. “While CEC is convinced that minorities...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 14, 2019 | News
Funding for K-12 schools in the U.S. has increased in recent years, but in 24 states, it remains below levels before the “Great Recession,” according to a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ (CBPP) report published March 6. Protests and teacher walkouts in...