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Exit Polls Cite Terrorism, Morality as Top Voter Concerns
Terrorism and moral values trumped the economy, health care, education and the war in Iraq in Tuesday's presidential election, according to exit polls reported at MSBNC.com. Eighty-six percent of people who said...
Kerry’s Concession, Bush’s Acceptance Speeches Strike Conciliatory Tones
After months of campaigns that polarized the nation—including the faith community—both President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry were conciliatory in their respective acceptance and concession speeches....
BWA, Education Resolution Expected Issues at State Conventions
Two actions from last summer's Southern Baptist Convention—a vote to leave the Baptist World Alliance and rejection of a resolution calling for a mass exodus from public schools—are expected to resurface in state...
Theological Panic Underlies Election Rhetoric
Why are so many white, evangelical Christian clergy expressing such hyper-statements about the 2004 presidential election? At one extreme is the threat of Christian insurrection if Republicans lose at the ballot box....
SBC Leader Lauds Apparent Bush Win
Southern Baptist leader Richard Land termed President Bush's apparent re-election "a significant step in the culture wars" late Tuesday. Appearing on the Southern Baptist Convention television network FamilyNet, Land,...
‘Ray’
Where is the line between the sacred and the secular? Does a clear line define when a person has moved into the area of the profane? What is the nature of religion? These questions are raised in the wonderful biopic...
Lawyer Says Missouri Baptist Building Sale Deal Broke Sunshine Law
The managing editor of the Missouri Baptist Convention newspaper may have been fired for inadvertently exposing a secret deal that allegedly violated a state open-meetings law. EthicsDaily.com last Wednesday quoted...
The Politics of Conversion: Anti-Conversion Bill in Sri Lanka
Buddhist monk and member of Parliament Venerable Omalpe Sobhita recently introduced legislation to outlaw unethical religious conversions in Sri Lanka. It is a response to allegations that recently arrived Christian...
The Thirst for Blood in Jesus’ Name
"You've got to kill the terrorists before the killing stops. And I'm for the president to chase them all over the world. If it takes 10 years, blow them all away in the name of the Lord." Jerry Falwell's comments are...
Public Views Stakes High in Presidential Race
Registered voters say the stakes in Tuesday's presidential election are higher than in previous years, and most are afraid what will happen if their candidate loses, according to a poll released Friday. The CNN/USA...
Keeping the Election in Perspective
Is politics America's salvation? Hardly. Of course it is the arena where ideas can be debated, which leads to people who are elected, bills that are written and eventually to laws that govern. Few things are more...
Lessons from a Candy Bar
It had all the ingredients for a major household conflict: two children, one candy bar. It had all the ingredients for a major household conflict: two children, one candy bar. My brother insisted that he should have it...
BCE Launching ‘Baptist Briefing’ News Overview for Churches
Starting Wednesday, the Baptist Center for Ethics will offer a new, free and easy-to-use resource for churches. "Baptist Briefing," a weekly summary of Baptist news from EthicsDaily.com, will be available for download...
Falwell on Terrorists: ‘Blow Them Away in the Name of the Lord’
When it comes to terrorists, America should "blow them all away in the name of the Lord," television preacher Jerry Falwell said this week on CNN. According to a transcript of Sunday night's "CNN Late Edition With Wolf...
The Ghost of Halloween’s Future
Halloween is upon us. The holiday falls on a Sunday this year and since some folks are a bit squeamish about Halloween in the first place, many communities are observing the day on Saturday night. So, either Saturday...
End of College Sports Alcohol Advertising Urged
Momentum is building for a movement to end alcohol advertising on broadcasts of college sports. Rep. Tom Osborne, R-Neb., former North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith and the Center for Science in the Public...
Marriage, Gambling Popular State Ballot Measures
Marriage and gambling are the two most popular measures on state ballots Nov. 2. In all voters will decide 162 state ballot measures in 34 states, according to the Initiative & Referendum Institute at the...
Need, Baptist Response to Tsunami Both Growing
Deaths from Sunday's tsunami in South Asia numbered 55,000 by Tuesday afternoon, according to international media reports. Baptist relief agencies were among organizations working to provide relief to victims of...
It’s Time to Choose
Late-night comedian Jay Leno described our present presidential election as extremely diverse--a contest between a rich privileged white man from Yale running against a rich privileged white man from Yale. During a...
Missouri Baptists Remove Gay-Friendly Church
The Missouri Baptist Convention severed ties with a Kansas City congregation that has performed "holy unions" for gays and lesbians as the three-day convention opened Monday in Raytown, Mo. Convention leaders in April...
State Convention Exec Fires Managing Editor
The managing editor of the Missouri Baptist Convention newspaper The Pathway reportedly was fired Oct. 11, after Executive Director David Clippard charged him with insubordination. Sources told EthicsDaily.com that Bob...