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Why Radical Islam Doesn’t Matter – Part 2
International media coverage in recent years has focused significantly on responding to ISIS. As a result, the increasing tension between the U.S. and Russia and China has received less attention than it should. By...
How You Can Live in Terrible Times
The news is terrible lately. Maybe news always is bad. Many eras bristle with horror, and knowing some history gives us perspective. But it seems so bad now: Christians beheaded in Libya and more fleeing to Egypt,...
Syria Called ‘Worst Humanitarian Crisis of Our Time’
The Syrian conflict, now the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II, entered its fifth year last weekend. As it continues to escalate, the need for the international community to redouble its efforts to bring...
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
"The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" has the same winning ingredients as the first film. There is a sumptuous setting in India and characters who combine being interesting with being vulnerable, played by actors and...
Long time, no write
I don't often go ten days without posting a fresh blog, but I don't often have surgery, either. Or complications. At the risk of prompting an OMG TMI! response, I'll tell the story in brief and see if we can find...
7 Signs Your Church Reflects Authentic Christianity
I grew up in a church that was committed to restoring the "New Testament church" - as it was in the first century. This impulse is called "restorationism" - the belief that the church's main task in every age is to...
Profiles In Goodwill: Mimi Walker
Mimi Walker is the pastor of Druid Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta. Mimi's articles that have appeared on EthicsDaily.com are available here. 1. Where did you grow up? Tennessee, Maryland, Georgia and Florida. Given...
March 18, 2015
Berkeley-Based College Becomes First Muslim Accredited College in U.S. (BerkeleySide) Church's 'Equal Rights' Message Draws Criticism (WBIR) Madison County Southern Baptists Dismiss Weatherly Heights Over Gay Marriage...
Profiles In Goodwill: Carol Richardson
Carol Richardson recently retired after serving as the associate pastor at First Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, since 2001. Carol was an interviewee in EthicsDaily.com's documentary, "Different Books, Common...
Why Radical Islam Doesn’t Matter “ Part 1
Judging by media coverage over the past few years, it would be easy to assume that the West is locked in a death struggle with radical Islam. Against that view, I want to make two arguments. Although the first is (or...
Why Not Caring for the Planet is So Easy
Genesis 1-2 reveals two important truths about humanity: We are created in the image of God, and we are to be caretakers of the earth. God cared for all things in creation, and humanity is given a similar role. We are...
March 17, 2015
70 Percent of Evangelicals Believe Religion and Science are Not in Conflict (Huffington Post) Evangelicals Aim to Mobilize an Army for Republicans in 2016 (New York Times) The Democratic Party Facing a Catholic...
Achieving Peace with “Lots of Cups of Tea”
Jesus' teaching on peace may begin in our hearts and our homes, but it pushes us beyond our comfort zones and outside the walls of our churches to our neighbors and even our enemies. It overflows to our cities, states...
Baptist Churches Advancing in Albania
Christianity in Albania claims apostolic roots since the Bible mentions a visit of Titus to Dalmatia, the province on the territory of today's Albania (2 Timothy 4:10). From the 15th century to the 19th century, under...
March 16, 2015
The Christian Music World Now Has its Own Streaming Music Service (Forbes) From 121 to 17,000-Plus: Charlotte's Elevation Church Keeps Growing (WBTV) Megachurch Gets Mega Makeover (Orlando Sentinel) Courting Iowa's...
Connected Criticism
"Open your Bibles to the book of the Prophet Amos…" That sounds like a command from a Bible class of old. Instead, it's a response to a column by a favorite of ours, William Galston, from the Feb. 24 Wall Street...
Obamacare’s Critics Childishly Play ‘Simon Says’
"Simon Says" and "Mother May I?" were two versions of a popular game in my childhood. Success resulted from remembering and using these key words. You were "out" if you responded to a directive that wasn't preceded...
Profiles In Goodwill: Taylor Sandlin
Taylor Sandlin is pastor of Southland Baptist Church in San Angelo, Texas. Taylor's articles that have appeared on EthicsDaily.com are available here. 1. Where did you grow up? Texarkana, Texas. 2. What is your...
March 14, 2015
Minister Creflo Dollar Asks for $60 Million in Donations for New Jet (CNN) Ex-Mars Hill Pastor Returns to Evangelical Orbit (Seattle Post Ingelligencer) Reagan Library Curator Disputes Gov. Walker's Bible Story...
March 13, 2015
Poll: 9 in 10 Evangelicals Say Bible Doesn't Influence Immigration Views (Christian Post) Christian College Tried to Stop Bake Sale for Homeless LGBT Youth, But They Raised Thousands Anyway (Think Progress) Alabama...
March 12, 2015
Catholic Church Claims it Can Refuse to Pay Victims of Sex Abuse Because of Religious Freedom (Think Progress) Ferguson Police Chief Resigns After Scathing Justice Department Report (Reuters) Church Shares Racism With...