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Bible References on Rifle Sights in Iraq and Afghanistan Reflect Badly on Christianity
If the Apostle Paul wrote today that "we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places"...
Coming Together in the 21st Century: Excerpt Three
Editor's note: The following article is the third of four excerpts from Curtiss Paul DeYoung's "Coming Together in the 21st Century: The Bible's Message in an Age of Diversity." Life in the new covenant community was...
The Preacher’s Role During Natural Disasters
"Leave God ... out of discussion about Haiti" stated the second-page headline in Kathleen Parker's syndicated column. She was reacting, of course, to public comments by TV evangelist Pat Robertson, who connected the...
University Can Reject Christian Courses, Calif. Court Rules
(RNS) The University of California has the right to reject courses taught at Christian high schools, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday (Jan. 12). Calvary Chapel Christian School in Murrieta, Calif., and the...
One limb at a time
Big jobs appear completely overwhelming when you think about the project as a whole: sometimes it helps to realize that even the largest project consists of many smaller jobs that have to be done. Whether it's building...
When Anxiety Attacks, Do Churches Help or Hinder?
For some people, 2009 was a genuinely difficult year. I'm thinking of 10 individuals whom I will not name but will describe. All are, or have been, friends in local congregations. You certainly could make up your own...
Racial Profiling: Security or Civil Liberty Violation?
In the wake of recent events like the Arkansas recruiting station shooting, the shootings at Fort Hood and the failed bombing of Northwestern Flight 253, many conservative politicians are calling for the government to...
Robertson’s Words Tied to Prosperity Gospel
Rescue crews hadn't even begun to unload supplies before Pat Robertson began to upbraid Haitians for their "pact with the devil." Robertson said Haitians joined forces with Satan's army. "They said, 'We will serve you...
On valuing human life
The death toll is still growing and projections of loss remain largely guesswork some three full days since a major earthquake hit the capital of Haiti. Despite logistical challenges, help is pouring in from many...
The way we are
Baptists often squabble. That's just the way we are. It's in our DNA, I suppose. Sometimes we squabble face to face, sometimes in letters to the editor, sometimes in blogs. We do it because we care passionately about...
Denzel Washington Talks about EthicsDaily.com Documentary on BET
Movie actor Denzel Washington referred positively on Thursday to "Different Books, Common Word: Baptists and Muslims" on "106 and Park," a show on Black Entertainment Television. The Oscar-winning actor called the...
Who is Pat Robertson Hearing? GOD or GOP?
Every year at the end of the year, Pat Robertson, television evangelist and founder of "The 700 Club," holds a prayer retreat. During these annual prayer meetings, Robertson meets with God and God tells Pat what is...
A Jewish Reflection on the Spiritual Message of “Avatar”
What I found most interesting about "Avatar" was its spiritual message and how the film spoke to my Jewish soul. The people of Pandora are called the Na'vi. In Hebrew, the word "navi" means "prophet." I found myself...
Jesus Turns Water into Wine, Profane into Sacred
What's a great wedding without lots of wine? That seems to be Mother Mary's question to Son Jesus at the reception following the ceremony in Cana, which was somewhere in Galilee but we still don't know exactly where....
Tragedy tempers the trivial
The scale of destruction and the degree of suffering caused by the massive earthquake in Haiti are too great to overstate. Local eyewitnesses and reporters struggle for words — like "unimaginable" and "sobering" — to...
EthicsDaily Documentary Airs This Weekend on ABC-TV Stations in Chicago, Richmond, Kansas City, Waco
Chicago's WLS-TV, the third-ranked ABC-TV station in the nation, will air "Different Books, Common Word: Baptists and Muslims" this Sunday, Jan. 17, at 12 p.m. For the third weekend in a row, a number of ABC-TV...
Supporting Haiti in Aftermath of Earthquake
A magnitude-7 earthquake struck Haiti, one of the most impoverished countries in the world, on Jan. 12. With a population of just under 10 million residents, the possibility for a horrific outcome looms large....
British Government: Family Policy’s Focus on Marriage
The British government will unveil a new approach to its family policy, which will acknowledge the importance of marriage. In a Green Paper to be published later this month, the government will outline measures to...
Small-Church Tweet: Catchy But Shallow
RT @ RickWarren: Being a small church is nothing to be ashamed of. Being a small-minded church is disobedience to Jesus' Great Commission. The problem with Twitter is you only have 140 characters to make your point....
Care about religious liberty issues? Read this.
If you haven't read the headline article from the Jan. 12 issue of Associated Baptist Press, you should. It announces the release of "an unprecedented consensus statement aimed at advancing public understanding of --...
Discerning the Lord’s Will for Us in 2010
I have never been one to make serious resolutions for each new year. Moreover, since 2010 is now nearly two weeks old, I would probably be considered a little late in making any resolutions at this point. I am not...