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Two Oscar Contenders Examine Friendships
I loved "The King's Speech." It's the best film I've seen this year, or for the last 10 years for that matter. I hope it wins everything, but I particularly hope Colin Firth wins the Oscar for best actor. The movie's...
SBC Leader Quits Group Promoting Religious Liberty
Richard Land, head of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, recently quit a group that defends the religious liberty rights of Muslims. Even as Land quit the group because of...
Egyptians More Than Anti- and Pro-Mubarak Forces
The news media show Egyptians divided into two groups: those opposed to President Hosni Mubarak and those who support him. After many days of chaos, Mubarak yielded to all requests of Egyptian protesters, promising he...
Karmapa Lama Denies Charges of Spying for China
NEW DELHI (RNS) In an unprecedented probe of exiled Tibetan Buddhist monks, Indian officials want to know why top Buddhist leaders had $1.5 million in cash stashed away at their headquarters in Dharmsala. Police seized...
Judge Rebuffed on Ten Commandments
(RNS) An Ohio county court judge who argued that it was his First Amendment right to hang a poster about the Ten Commandments in his courtroom was overruled Wednesday (Feb. 2) by a federal appeals court. Judge James...
U.N. Marks First Annual Interfaith Harmony Week
(RNS) The United Nations kicked off the first “World Interfaith Harmony Week” on Tuesday (Feb. 1) to promote dialogue and civility among the world’s religions. The observances are meant to reaffirm that “mutual...
Why Is Community So Important to God?
A sermon delivered by Robert Browning, Pastor, Smoke Rise Baptist Church, Stone Mountain, Ga., on January 30, 2011. Psalm 15 The picture caught my attention first and then the headline of the newspaper article. It was...
A Close Look at The Divine Mandate
A sermon delivered by Wendell Griffen, Pastor, New Millennium Church, Little Rock, Ark., on January 30, 2011. Micah 6:1-8 God Challenges Israel 6Hear what the Lord says: Rise, plead your case before the mountains, and...
Immersing Ourselves In God’s Ways: Beautiful Vision
A sermon delivered by Keith Herron, pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo., on January 30, 2011. Matthew 5:1-12 In the Beatitudes in Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, when our English Bible says, “Blessed are...
The Irrational Season
A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on January 30, 2011. Micah 6:1-8; Matthew 5:12 Did you know that in just 216 days – count ’em! – the Arkansas Razorbacks will...
Harmony, Anxiety and Honor
A sermon delivered by Howard Batson, pastor, First Baptist Church, Amarillo, Texas, on January 30, 2011. Philippians 4:1-9 It often happens at the end of Paul’s letters, perhaps he’s running out of parchment, perhaps...
Congressman Says He’s not Anti-Islam
WASHINGTON (RNS) A freshman congressman said he is “neither anti-Muslim nor anti-Islam” after religious leader criticized him for saying the first Muslim in Congress represents the “antithesis” of American values. Rep....
Archdiocese Posts Trove of Slave Records Online
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) The Archdiocese of New Orleans on Tuesday (Feb. 1) unveiled a new online database containing records of baptisms, marriages and deaths in colonial New Orleans, including those of African slaves. The...
U.N. Marks First Annual Interfaith Harmony Week
(RNS) The United Nations kicked off the first “World Interfaith Harmony Week” on Tuesday (Feb. 1) to promote dialogue and civility among the world’s religions. The observances are meant to reaffirm that “mutual...
Supporting Reasonable Limits on Access to Guns
January's tragedy in Tucson spurred considerable discussion about gun control, an issue that always sparks lots of lively debate – which may be why the president refrained from talking about that in his State of the...
Sargent Shriver “ True Candidate for Sainthood
The Roman Catholic hierarchy will most likely overlook my Baptist nomination of a layman for sainthood as it rushes to beatify Pope John Paul II. The fast-track strategy (normally five years) seems in place for the...
EthicsDaily.com Sets New Record in Readership
January was a record-setting month for EthicsDaily.com readership with 841,516 pages read. Three months ago, we reported that October was "a record-smashing month ... outstripping anything we could have projected." ...
Fighting in church
Anyone who's been involved in church for very long has probably observed -- or participated in -- some sort of church conflict. Given that churches consist of people, I suppose we should not be surprised. Surprise or...
Critics Wary of New Smithsonian Review Policy
WASHINGTON (RNS) Critics who raised objections to a video at a Smithsonian exhibit that showed ants crawling on a crucifix are unsatisfied with new policies intended to prevent future controversies. The Smithsonian...
Critics Raise Concerns About House Hearings on Muslims
WASHINGTON (RNS) A coalition of more than 50 Muslim, human rights, and faith organizations is urging House leaders to raise concerns about planned hearings this month on the “radicalization” of American Muslims. Rep....
U.S. Marine for Christ Prompts Suit at Colo. Academy
WASHINGTON (RNS) Professors at the U.S. Air Force Academy have filed suit in a bid to stop a school prayer luncheon headlined by a motivational speaker who calls himself a “U.S. Marine for Christ.” Five faculty members...