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Russian Jehovah’s Witness Cleared on Extremism Charges
MOSCOW (RNS/ENInews) A Jehovah’s Witness on trial in Siberia was found innocent on Thursday (April 14) of charges of “inciting religious hatred and enmity,” in a case that was seen as a litmus test of Russian religious...
Belgian Bishop Says Nephews’ Abuse Was a Game
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Belgium’s Catholic bishops declared themselves “extremely shocked” on Friday (Apr. 15) by a former bishop who described the sexual abuse of two young nephews as a “game” that did not involve...
A Child’s Question: Adam and Eve vs. Cavemen
A fellow Rotarian has an intelligent 10-year-old daughter. Already at such an early age, faith and science are colliding in her world, creating tensions she's trying to reconcile. She asked her father not long ago,...
Can We See Easter as More Than a Holiday?
In modern calendar time, the journey from Christmas to Easter is not a very long one – somewhere between three and four months, depending on the moon and the spring equinox. By the time we have put away the decorations...
EthicsDaily.com on the Move in 20th Anniversary Year
This year the Baptist Center for Ethics – the parent organization of EthicsDaily.com – will observe its 20th anniversary. Our success challenges a religious myth that only conservative evangelicals can build vigorous...
Order is important
By John Pierce Amazingly, many churches and Christian schools (like Tattnall Square Academy in Macon, Ga., shown in this photo) fly an American flag over a Christian flag. Doing so suggests a higher...
Missing Annie
As I was growing up in Southern Baptist churches, and later served as pastor for five of them, at least two things were consistent: Christmas and Easter were marked mainly by huge emphases on missions offerings: the...
Pope Appeals to China over Naming of Bishops
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican on Thursday (April 14) lamented China’s interference with the Roman Catholic Church, and reaffirmed Pope Benedict XVI’s willingness to negotiate with Beijing on the appointment of...
Evangelicals Named to Ministry Watchdog Panel
Evangelicals named to ministry watchdog panel By Adelle M. Banks RNS-EVANGEL-BRIEF WASHINGTON (RNS) The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability has announced members of a commission to advise a Capitol Hill...
Court Dismisses Challenge to National Day of Prayer
WASHINGTON (RNS) The law calling for an annual National Day of Prayer imposes solely on the duties of the U.S. president, leaving private citizens no legal standing to challenge it, a federal appeals court ruled...
As Self-Appointed Media Watchdog, AFA Goes On Attack
For years now the American Family Association based out of Tupelo, Miss., has been the self-appointed watchdog of all things moral in the media. This vigilant band of TV, movie and magazine detectives has kept a close...
Did Followers in Jesus’ Time Understand Who He Was?
Did they get it right? Did those in the crowd who gathered to see this hick from out-of-the-way Nazareth give the correct answer to the urban and urbane Jerusalemites wanting to know who the center of all the attention...
“Win Win”
"Win Win" focuses on the life of a New Jersey attorney named Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti). Mike has a small practice in a little house shared by his friend, Stephen Vigman (Jeffery Tambor). Their boiler is about to...
Heart Scan
A sermon delivered by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on April 3, 2011. 1 Samuel 16:1-13 A few days ago a good friend of mine a year older than I was working out in a local gym when he...
Gusher
A sermon delivered by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on March 27, 2011. Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; John 4:5-15 The famous British playwright Noel Coward once sent an identical note to...
Judgment Pending
A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on April 10, 2011. Luke 13:1-8 Morning Prayer: We bow before you today, our Father, knowing that none of our sins are secrets before you. We...
Blessed, Rather . . .
A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on April 3, 2011. Luke 11:27-28 Morning Prayer: We confess, our Father, that sometimes we carry burdens and sometimes we are burdens to...
Is Resurrection A Dream or Reality?
A sermon delivered by Wendell Griffen, Pastor, New Millennium Church, Little Rock, Ark., on April 10, 2011. Ezekiel 37:1-14 The Valley of Dry Bones 37The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the...
This Little Life of Mine
A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on April 10, 2011. Fifth Sunday in Lent – Defining Moments – Psalm 130:1-8; John 11:1-45 If the...
The Breath of Life and Hope
A sermon delivered by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City Mo., on April 10, 2011 Ezekiel 37:1-14 You likely already know this, but most of the Top Ten television dramas on TV today deal...
Copy British Churches Decline; Growth Could Still Bloom
The church in Great Britain faces huge challenges over the next few years, but growth is still possible, according to a leading researcher. In "21 Concerns for 21st Century Christians," Peter Brierley points to the...