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December 9, 2014
Divorce Declines Except Among Conservative Christians (Orlando Sentinel) Religion, Education Affect Immigration Policies in TN (The Tennessean) Holder Unveils Revisions to Limits on Profiling by Federal Law Enforcement...
The Eucharist: A Call to Justice and the Poor
When the famous historian Christopher Dawson (1889-1970) decided to become a Roman Catholic, his aristocratic mother was distressed, not because she had any aversion to Catholic dogma, but because now her son would, in...
How Advent Prepares Us for the Day Ahead
Churches following the lectionary – a group of Scripture lessons determined by the Christian calendar – might find the Advent Scriptures this year to be odd. The selected texts focus not on the birth narratives of...
Profiles in Goodwill: Trudy Johnson
Trudy Johnson is associate director of Global Women in Pelham, Alabama. Trudy's articles that have appeared on EthicsDaily.com are available here. 1. Where did you grow up? I spent my first five years in South Miami...
December 8, 2014
Chicago Churches Lead Protests After Sunday Services (NBC Chicago) In Troubled Times, Does ‘The Black Church’ Still Matter? (National Public Radio) KKK Signs Spray Painted on Two Crawfordville Churches (Tallahassee...
I don’t understand
It happened in Chatham County, North Carolina, less than an hour from my house. On Saturday, in various places from Bear Creek to Siler City, people looking for an early morning high loaded up on cocaine. Did they know...
Dark-glass confessions
By John Pierce Apparently, a kinder, gentler approach to addressing social issues has caused concern among some Southern Baptists who preferred the harsh rhetoric of former ethics hit man Richard Land to his younger...
Profiles in Goodwill: Mike Massar
Mike Massar is co-pastor of University Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mike's articles that have appeared on EthicsDaily.com are available here. 1. Where did you grow up? Midland, Texas. 2. What is your...
How Christians Should Engage Their Culture
If I asked you to give me a word that describes your impression of the Apostle Paul, I doubt that "flexibility" would be one of those words. We generally tend to see Paul as a driven, committed follower of Christ who...
Christians Must Speak Truth to Counter Propaganda
More and more I am convinced that Christian witness today requires that followers of Jesus speak with linguistic integrity, resisting the lies, half-truths, redefinitions, propaganda and semantic erosion of...
December 5, 2014
Protests in Support of Eric Garner Erupt in New York and Elsewhere (Washington Post) Thousands March Across USA to Protest NYC Chokehold Death (USA Today) Bayshore Baptist Pastor Tripp Battle Confirmed Dead in...
Are You Missing the Other Half of Advent?
Advent involves not only God's "coming to" (Latin: ad-venire) us in human form (incarnation) as part of God's ongoing self-disclosure, but also our "coming to" in response to the gift of this season. This obvious play...
Hopes for Bipartisanship Dim, Save One Key Issue
The midterm elections saw a significant shift with Republicans gaining control of Congress. Robert Parham, EthicsDaily.com's executive editor, urged a significant shift in rhetoric to follow, recalling the biblical...
Profiles in Goodwill: Jackie Baugh Moore
Jackie Baugh Moore is vice president of the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation. 1. Where did you grow up? We lived in Houston until I was 15 and then moved to San Antonio, Texas. 2. What is your favorite Bible verse,...
December 4, 2014
Diplomacy and Religion: When Foreign Policy was Closer to Heaven, and Hell (Economist) 'Ferguson Can Never Go Back,' Local Baptist Pastor Says (Christian Post) Three Delaware Churches Hit by Arsons in One Day...
As Evangelism Implodes, Churches’ Days Numbered
It's time to talk about the obvious: We have a problem with evangelism. Let me explain what I mean. We – All of us, regardless of theology, denomination, setting or worship style are struggling with this issue. I work...
Learning From Hymns When You Disagree with Lyrics
Someone recently asked me to give some examples of how I would use hymns as teachable moments in a congregational setting. The question arose in response to previous articles I've written noting that hymn singing is...
Profiles In Goodwill: Jon Kuhrt
Jon Kuhrt is the executive director of social work at West London Mission. Jon's articles that have appeared on EthicsDaily.com are available here. 1. Where did you grow up? Croydon, South London. 2. What is your...
December 3, 2014
Religion and Spending: Prudent But Not Puritan (The Economist) Virginia Council of Churches Resolution on Armenian Genocide Centennial (Armenian Mirror Spectator) Asheville City Schools Have New Religion Policy (WLOS)...
Let’s start again …
I don't mind admitting mistakes, and my last post contained (gasp!) two big ones. In an attempt to take a light-hearted look at our penchant for giving a name to every day during the week of Thanksgiving, I suggested...
How Can the Church Bring Together Our Divided World?
The results of a major U.S. midterm election in early November allowed Republicans to take control of the Senate, incumbents to get the boot or barely hold on to their seats, and pundits to have a field day diagnosing...