Baptists By the Sea

Baptists By the Sea

The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) met in Nassau, the Bahamas, this week. EthicsDaily attended and participated in this important and diverse meeting. Media Producer Cliff Vaughn and I interviewed Baptists from around the world as they addressed a myriad of significant...
How Your Religious Liberty Works Both Ways

How Your Religious Liberty Works Both Ways

There has been much debate about religious liberty lately. On one side, evangelical Christians argue that their faith is under attack from those attempting to reduce their influence in culture. On the other side, proponents of church-state separation contend that some...
Summer Camp from Hell: Children Behind Fences

Summer Camp from Hell: Children Behind Fences

While U.S children, most of them white, prepare to attend joyful and fun camps this summer, another group of children, mostly brown, prepare to endure a summer camp from hell. Laughing children will hike trails, swim in ponds, sharpen their sporting skills, sing camp...
Cultivating 6 Spiritual Ecosystems for the Future

Cultivating 6 Spiritual Ecosystems for the Future

Nelson Henderson fought in the trenches of the Great War in Europe and then moved to the Swan River Valley in Manitoba to start a farm. He is most well-known for these wise words he shared with his children, “The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose...
Church, We Have a Problem: White Patriarchalism

Church, We Have a Problem: White Patriarchalism

The U.S. church needs a reality check. We have a problem. For 2,000 years, the Western church has been dominated by a white European patriarchy that has created a self-perpetuating system for a favored class. This system, which continues to exist, has empowered a...