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Forthcoming Documentary: The Disturbances
EthicsDaily.com's forthcoming documentary is titled "The Disturbances," scheduled for release this fall. It is the untold story of Christian missionaries saving lives in Nigeria amid genocide there in 1966. The early,...
Closing and Reopening Sanctuaries
"Trending Now..." is a familiar category in pop culture. It usually refers to fashions of this season replacing those of last season, or changes in products for musical or film audiences new since last year's awards...
Church Attendance as Antidote to Donald Trump
Donald Trump's support in recent Republican primary victories spanned the demographic board. However, polling shows a key weak spot: church attenders. People who attend church frequently remain much less likely to back...
March 1, 2016
How Religious is Your State? (Pew Research) Meet the 'Nones': The Democratic Party's Biggest Faith Constituency (Washington Post) Oscar Shines on 'Spotlight' (CNN) Controversy in Tennessee Over Teaching Religion in...
Two New Churches Get Off the Ground in West Bank
The West Bank and Gaza Strip are adjacent to the State of Israel and are inhabited by around 4.5 million Palestinians. The governing power is the Palestinian Authority. The major religion is Islam, and the official...
The Most Effective Thing You Can Do While Ministering
The ability to communicate is a gift. We can bless others with this gift by using it to heal, to build up and not to harm. Conversely, we can use it to tear down, to harm and to destroy relationships. We all need and...
February 29, 2016
A Closer Look at Religion in the Super Tuesday States (Pew Research) How the Church Helps Black Men Flourish in America (The Atlantic) Bible-in-Schools Bill Amended in Idaho Senate (KTVB) Historic Chicago Church Gets...
Discovering Truth While Wearing Cultural Lenses
A college introductory course in sociology of religion was very mind opening for me. It helped me to see how belief systems and institutional religious practices are shaped by cultural contexts. Factors other than the...
Increased U.S. Engagement Essential to End Trafficking
The U.S. must help "pull together the world" to end human trafficking (modern-day slavery), emphasized Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tennessee) during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Wednesday. Corker, the...
February 26, 2016
Religion, Free Speech, LGBT Rights Collide at Kentucky Capitol (WDRB) Fitz Hill to Step Down from Presidency of Arkansas Baptist College (Arkansas Online) Abortion Clinics are Closing at a Record Pace (Bloomberg) Film...
Supporting Humanitarian Intervention in Face of War Crimes
The consideration as to whether to intervene with military force to prevent war crimes often requires a judgment regarding the lesser of two evils. In the face of ethnic cleansing and genocide, how do we assess the...
Losing in Sports Speaks Volume to Your Character
I don't like to lose. I don't know anyone who does. I especially don't like to lose to braggarts. There's one sure way to shut up a braggart and that's to beat one. Maybe that's why I've always liked the story of David...
Flagrant Human Rights Violations, Religious Persecution During Syrian Conflict
The war in Syria, now in its sixth year, has resulted in "untold suffering," a report from the U.N. Human Rights Council (OHCHR) emphasized. Towns have been destroyed and communities fractured by the ongoing conflict....
February 25, 2016
MLK Associate Tells Memphis Baptist Ministerial Association He's Backing Bernie Sanders (Commercial Appeal) Donald Trump, Addressing Evangelicals, Questions John Kerry's Familiarity with the Bible (New York Times)...
10 REASONS TO GO WEST (WITH US)
By John D. Pierce Spending a full week with great people while sharing wonder-filled experiences is something worth looking forward to and making plans for now. Here are 10 of the many good reasons to register for the...
5 Moments Show Church’s Complex Relationship with War
Christianity has had a horrendously complicated and shifting attitude to violent conflict. Here are five moments in Christian history that demonstrate our complex relationship with war. 1. The dogged pacifism of the...
Focused Hatred Poisons Our View of World
It is becoming more evident with every turn of our collective experience just how toxic the public conversation and its consequent actions have become. What happened to the wisdom that once guided leaders and would-be...
7 Ways to Develop Leaders for Your Small Church
Leaders, including pastors, are responsible for growing other leaders. For smaller church pastors, it is essential to grow leaders because many smaller churches struggle to find pastors today. More than once, while...
February 24, 2016
How 'Values Voters' Became 'Nostalgia Voters' (The Atlantic) Charlotte City Council Approves Non-Discrimination Ordinance (WCNC) Alabama Bill Would Allow Faith-Based Policies on Adoptions (AL.com) Georgia Senate Passes...
Dinner, music and a fitting tribute
By John D. Pierce Here’s a deal: What if you could soak in some remarkable American music and then gain insights from a most-thoughtful theologian? We’ll even throw in a really nice dinner shared with a bunch of...
How Christian Ethics Guide Cultural Engagement
How can Christian ethics guide our engagement with U.S. culture? That is the question my students and I are exploring together this semester, seeking the ways in which various approaches to Christian ethics conflict...