by Jodi Mathews | May 16, 2002 | News
The growing debate over stem cell research and reproductive cloning has drawn bioethicists and people of faith into an ongoing dialogue about medical ethics and morality. John Buchanan grew up in Birmingham, Ala., where his father was pastor of Southside Baptist...
by Jodi Mathews | May 14, 2002 | News
Not all Jews are Zionists, and several Jewish groups are fighting to make this fact known. Neturei Karta International, or Jews United Against Zionism, says on its Web site, “One of the basics of Judaism is that we are a people in exile due to Divine...
by Jodi Mathews | Apr 25, 2002 | News
Just over one week after the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Botox as an anti-wrinkle treatment, people are celebrating—Botox-style—with champagne, hor d’oeuvres and injections of the paralyzing poison. Botox parties are taking the nation by...
by Jodi Mathews | Apr 4, 2002 | News
“Religion and ethics are very much a part of culture,” Bob Abernethy, host of PBS’ “Religion & Ethics Newsweekly,” recently said in an interview with EthicsDaily.com. “We can’t examine culture thoroughly unless we look...
by Jodi Mathews | Apr 3, 2002 | News
Religious groups have voiced deep concerns about the escalating violence between Israel and Palestine. Yesterday morning, the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church, its pastor’s home and the church’s International Center in Bethlehem were hit by shelling...