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Baptist Senator Says Claiming ‘Christian’ Title has Hurt GOP
A Republican senator scheduled to speak at next year's New Baptist Covenant Celebration in Atlanta told a community newspaper in Iowa that positioning the party as the "Christian" choice has been detrimental to the...
WMU-NC closer to move
Here's a newsy update on the increasingly strained relationship between Woman's Missionary Union of North Carolina (WMU-NC) and the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (BSC), a matter that WMU supporters across...
Enforcing Immigration Law … With Liberty And Justice For All?
I know what the law says about undocumented immigration, and I believe all our laws should be enforced. But I have a different question on the issue. Can we be proud of our immigration laws and the affect of their...
‘Kingdom Education’ Leader Says Fear Keeps Pastors from Speaking Out Against Public Schools
A Southern Baptist advocate of Christian schools says God will judge pastors who refuse to speak out on failures of public schools for fear of offending parishioners. Ed Gamble, who leads the Southern Baptist...
Fred Thompson Downplays Religion Card
GOP presidential hopeful Fred Thompson, viewed by some social conservatives as the long-awaited political savior of the Religious Right, advised supporters in the Bible Belt not to expect to hear much God-talk from him...
Universalism and attitudes
Carlton Pearson fell from one of the coveted peaks in evangelical Christianity a few years back — and it had nothing to do with inappropriate relationships usually associated with disgraced star preachers. Before the...
Global Baptists Reflect on Aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001
EthicsDaily.com asked international Baptist leaders to share their thoughts about the state of the Baptist world six years after 9/11. ED:How did 9/11 change the Baptist community? Accad: "Baptists have become divided...
Howard Dean Tells Baptists That Democrats are People of Faith
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean told the National Baptist Convention last week in Philadelphia the tide is turning for faithful Democrats. "Democrats are strong people of faith and convictions, but...
Problems in Terminating an Ancient Contract
I read where some thoughtful Jews were thinking of terminating a contract with God--the contract between God and Abraham certifying the Jews as "The Chosen People." The contract was entered into some 5,000 years ago...
Baptists and booze
In a previous post, I expressed mild astonishment that some very conservative Baptists have embraced the moderate use of alcohol, at least while evangelizing in bars and taverns.I suppose I shouldn't have been...
Praying For The Lottery
This past week the multi-state Mega Millions lottery reached $330 million. On Saturday morning, there were four winners. One of them, Elwood "Bunky" Bartlett of Nottingham, Md., believes his good fortune was the result...
Baptist Press Features Thompson Candidacy Announcement, Ignored Huckabee’s
Fred Thompson's official announcement he is running for president merited headline coverage in Baptist Press, while last spring's announcement by one of Southern Baptists' own, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, did...
What You and Your Friends Can Accomplish with ‘Golden Rule Politics’
"What is the rightful role of faith in politics?" The new Baptist Center for Ethics' DVD, "Golden Rule Politics," offers a threefold answer. These answers equip people of faith with a better framework for engagement in...
Belmont Trustee Chair ‘Disappointed’ at Mediation Impasse
An eight-month mediation effort between the Tennessee Baptist Convention and Belmont University failed to resolve a dispute over governance of the Nashville school, Belmont's trustee chairman said Thursday, meaning the...
Baptists Aid Hurricane Victims
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BWA)--Baptist World Aid, the relief-and-development arm of the Baptist World Alliance, has made donations to victims of Hurricane Dean on the Caribbean island of Jamaica.The hurricane, one of the most...
What If Poverty Set the Government’s Agenda?
With several key reports due in the coming weeks, the war in Iraq is sure to continue to dominate the headlines as well as the time and attention of a Congress just back from its August recess. Over the next two weeks,...
What Is the Rightful Role of Faith in Politics?
"Golden Rule Politics" is a documentary-styled DVD released in the fullness of time. The Christian Right is reeling from yet another sexual scandal. Many across the nation are still buzzing about the CNN special "God's...
Is God shortsighted?
The Columbus, Ga., newspaper recently carried a front-page story about a prominent Baptist church and its longtime pastor reconciling after some difficulty. It was encouraging to read. But in response to the online...
Tennessee Baptist Convention/Belmont Lawsuit Headed for Court
The Tennessee Baptist Convention's lawsuit against Belmont University is headed for court. EthicsDaily.com learned Wednesday that attempts to mediate a dispute over the makeup of the university's board of trustees have...
Producing ‘Golden Rule Politics’
Reducing more than 20 hours of footage to 36 minutes is difficult, but that was our task in producing "Golden Rule Politics: Reclaiming the Rightful Role of Faith in Politics." Focusing on answering a question--such as...
Reports Conflict About Fred Thompson’s Church Membership, Attendance
A Southern Baptist Convention leader weighed into ongoing debate about GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson's churchmanship, claiming he attends a Presbyterian church in the Washington area "on a regular basis."...