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2 Questions in Response to ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy
In my remarks at a recent immigration action in Nashville, Tennessee, I spoke as a faith leader. I reminded those gathered that Christians worship a Creator who fashioned all humanity as one family, one people, one...
Internet Etiquette for Your Church: 7 Helpful Rules
Have you ever: Sent a text that the recipient misinterpreted? Wondered how to decipher an angry sounding email you received? Congratulated someone on Facebook for an accomplishment, only to discover the news was still...
June 29, 2018
North Carolina GOP Pulls Support for Candidate Who Has Website Saying God is ‘Racist and White Supremacist’ (NBC4i) Overturning Roe v. Wade Isn’t Worth Compromising with Trump, My Fellow Evangelicals (Washington Post)...
Reflections from the Border: Heartbreak, Anger, Hope
Heartbreaking and disturbing. That was how it felt standing outside the Southwest Key shelter, where more than 1,000 immigrant children were held. My soul was stirred, and my heart broke at the thought of little...
Why People of Faith Should Care About Labor Rights
"So, explain this 'right-to-work' to me," a frequent question from my business friends. "Why are you against a right to work? I thought you'd be for it." "I'll try with reference to your world of transactions, whether...
Global Displacement Reaches Record High in 2017
The number of displaced persons increased by 2.9 million in 2017, bringing the global total to 68.5 million and a record high. That's according to the United Nations Refugee Agency's annual "Global Trends: Forced...
June 28, 2018
For Right-Wing Evangelicals, Kennedy’s Retirement is Triumphant Vindication for Their Support of Trump (Slate) Both Parties Use Supreme Court Vacancy as a Rallying Cry (Houston Chronicle) Supreme Court: Why a Fight...
Profiles in Goodwill: Rob Sellers
Rob Sellers is emeritus professor of theology and missions at Logsdon Seminary and chair of the Parliament of the World's Religions. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Pensacola, Florida, (until seventh grade) and...
5 Keys to Building a Healthier Church
Researchers at Harvard University recently completed a study of the factors that lead to a healthier, longer life. Using lifestyle questionnaires and medical records of 123,000 volunteers, they determined that the...
Nationalism Cited for Uptick in Religious Freedom Restrictions
Nationalistic tendencies contributed to a noticeable increase in government restriction on religious freedom in 2016, according to a Pew Research Center report released on June 21. Of the 198 nations assessed, 28...
June 27, 2018
Republican Tax Law Hits Churches (Politico) The GOP Raised Taxes on Churches to Fund the Rich (New York Magazine) Supreme Court Sides With California Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers (National Public Radio) Who is...
SCOTUS Ruling Raises Questions, Concerns about Precedent
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to uphold President Trump’s ban on travelers entering the U.S. from certain majority-Muslim countries demonstrates the paradox between security and freedom. On the one hand, the...
Check Out Who’s New on EthicsDaily.com’s Board
Five new members for the EthicsDaily.com / Baptist Center for Ethics board of directors were unanimously approved in early June, increasing the board to 15 members. Their terms begin immediately, and they will serve...
Some Complementarians Are Changing – In a Good Way
There is an ongoing debate in evangelical circles between two views of the proper relationship between husbands and wives as prescribed by the Bible. The first is complementarianism, which asserts that the husband is...
What’s the Biblical Model for Church Governance?
They were seeking a “biblical form of church government.” This congregation seemed to think that they could achieve this by severing all formal ties with other churches and becoming an independent church. As a Baptist,...
June 26, 2018
Trump-Allied Pastor Tells Worshipers, ‘America is a Christian Nation’ (Vox0 Southern Baptist Head Urges Evangelicals to Avoid Political Ideology Amid Crossroads (NPR) ‘Not on Our Watch,’ Cooperative Baptists Say of...
‘A Little Child Shall Lead Them’
An interesting phrase is inserted into Isaiah's vision of the peaceful world that will emerge from Assyrian hostilities. The prophet declares in Isaiah 11:1-6: "A shoot will come forth from the stump of Jesse … who...
‘They Are Human Beings. They Matter.’
Six out of 10 students at the school where I teach in South Carolina are from the countrysides or inner cities of Mexico, Central America and South America. Many of them are like Paola, a first-grader from El Salvador...
Should ‘Dreamers’ Have Path to Citizenship? 86% Say OK
A majority of U.S. adults favors a pathway to citizenship for “Dreamers,” undocumented children brought to the U.S. by their parents, according to Gallup survey.
June 25, 2018
Evangelical Fear Elected Trump (The Atlantic) Blinded by Darkness: How Evangelicals Put Donald Trump Ahead of Jesus (Salon) New Study Reveals Contradiction in Evangelical Support for Trump (World Religion News) In the...
June 22, 2019
Don’t Allow Others to Define Christianity, Workshop Leaders Say (Baptist Standard) Ministry Leaders Say the Bible Compels Their Immigration Work (Memphis Commercial Appeal) Handcuffs, Assaults and Drugs Called...