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What Is the Most Important Religion Story for 2009?
When the Washington Post "On Faith" editor asked his panelists to write about what they thought was the most important religion story of 2009, I quickly concluded that the most important issue for EthicsDaily.com was...
“Avatar”
There are moments in "Avatar" that you want to say, "You got to be kidding me." What James Cameron does in his storytelling is so broad you wonder if he is trying to make fun of the audience. Then you realize that what...
Survey’s Religious Findings May Have Devilish Details
The latest British Social Attitudes Survey is interesting, though perhaps not quite as informative as its compilers believe. Religious faith, they claim, has declined sharply in Britain over the last two decades. Now...
Do you love your stuff?
If you've spent more time in front of the TV than usual during the holidays, perhaps you've noticed a distinct right-brain trend in advertising -- marketers are more interested in creating a subjective aura around...
Activists Decry Disbanding of British Anti-Trafficking Unit
Activists against human trafficking in the United Kingdom have expressed their dismay after an announcement that Britain's only anti-trafficking team was being disbanded. Metropolitan Police Services'...
What Would Make Jesus Happy on His Birthday?
The scene takes place in heaven at the conclusion of a surprise birthday celebration for Jesus. Several heavenly luminaries have just treated Jesus to cake and ice cream. As the party breaks up, Jesus and the angel...
Sadly, Many Surprised by Baptist-Muslim Relationships
Producing and directing a documentary on Baptists and Muslims has been eye-opening. As Robert Parham, the Baptist Center for Ethics' executive director, and I traveled to various states documenting friendships and...
A decade of Macon friends
Ten years ago today my family moved to Macon, Ga. from the North Atlanta suburbs. It was an event I once swore would never take place.In the summer of ‘77 I drove a van load of teens from Thomaston, Ga., on a July...
Baptist College: Faculty Must Affirm Faith Statement
Parents whose sons and daughters go to Truett-McConnell College in Cleveland, Ga., can rest assured that soon every faculty member will have expressed allegiance to the narrow doctrinal confines of the 2000 Baptist...
Today, Digital Books. Tomorrow, Instant Communication.
E-books are popping up everywhere suddenly. As I write this, mediabistro.com's e-book summit is live-streaming on my office PC. The hot, nearly new gift for Christmas this year was an e-reader, whether it's a Kindle,...
Campaign to End Child Detention in Britain Gathers Steam
A campaign to end child detentions in British immigration centers has been gathering momentum. Diverse voices ranging from the medical profession to the creator of Paddington Bear recently have called on the British...
More Americans less religious
A friend sent a link to a Gallup Poll on religion in America that was released on Christmas Eve. The poll shows that 78 percent of Americans consider themselves to be some form of Christian (56 percent Protestant or...
Some Times Call for…Love
Sermon delivered by Joel Snider, pastor of FirstBaptistChurch in Rome, Ga., on December 20, 2009. 1 John 4:7-11 Meditation Text: Through Christ in the manger, God says He is not ashamed to be with those of ...
Some Times Call for…Joy
Sermon delivered by Joel Snider, pastor of FirstBaptistChurch in Rome, Ga., on December 13, 2009. Meditation Text: Look down upon thy servants with a patient eye…recreate in us the soul of service, the...
Topsy-Turvy
Sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, pastor of Pulaski Heights Baptist Church in Little Rock, A.R., on December 20 2009. Micah 5:2-5a; Luke 1:39-55 What a pretty poem this...
Tough Love
Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on December 20 2009. Luke 1: 39-45 This phrase, tough love, burst on the scene about thirty-five years ago. It...
Baptist of the Year: Emmanuel McCall
Emmanuel McCall is EthicsDaily.com's pick as Baptist of the Year for 2009. Few Baptists have worked more constructively over a longer period of time inside the white Baptist power structure to advance racial...
Southern Baptist Leaders Offer Erroneous Global-Warming Claims
As world leaders gathered in Copenhagen to negotiate the details of an accord to combat global warming, Southern Baptist leaders voiced their opposition to the gathering by making erroneous claims about the scientific...
Ignoring Critics, Some Baptists and Muslims Cooperate
ABC-TV stations will begin airing our documentary on Baptists and Muslims in early January. We're proud of the piece, though we know any project about interfaith relationships – especially between Baptists and Muslims...
So much for Christmas cheer
A terrorist suspect tries to blow up an airplane headed for Detroit. A woman tackles the Pope during Christmas Eve Mass. A Salvation Army officer is shot dead in Little Rock, Ark.So much for Christmas cheer. Violence...
Who would have thought it?
Two intriguing stories have come together in recent days. Many papers carried a story from Jesus' hometown of Nazareth, where archaeologists have unveiled the remains of a private dwelling dated to the first century,...