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Unity and Community
"One person said they had bottled water, another had ice, and someone had baked a coffee cake the night before and was offering it for breakfast. It was such a spirit of camaraderie," said Sister Rosemary Finnegan,...
Learning From the Oppressed
"You know," the young man across the table said, "American Christians are oppressed, too." When I asked him to explain he simply said, "By your culture." Then he picked up his chopsticks and returned to his bowl of...
Politics in the Pulpit: Practicing Non-partisan Pastoral Initiatives
Every election year, pastors are faced with the challenge of how to address political issues fairly and legally from the pulpit. While some on both the left and the right attempt to hijack the pulpit in order to...
From Communist Scientist to Christian Theologian
When Parush Parushev, an esteemed visiting scholar from Bulgaria, was forced to give up his plush hotel room in a four-star hotel in Krakow, Poland, to Catholic pilgrims, he was both bewildered and outraged. Parushev,...
Isaac Backus: A Vote for the Common People
I was introduced to a meeting of a rural association by a member of a church where I was doing an interim pastorate. The man told the crowd, "We are glad to have preaching to us tonight, Dr. Doug Weaver. He teaches at...
Actor John Corbett Remembers Teachers’ Influence
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--An English teacher in West Virginia and an acting coach in Los Angeles have something in common: Both influenced the career of actor John Corbett. Corbett, co-star of the hit "My Big Fat Greek...
Middle Eastern Christians Cooperate in Satellite TV Network, Including Baptists
BEIRUT, Lebanon--What can Arabs and Muslims see when they watch satellite TV in the Middle East? --What can Arabs and Muslims see when they watch satellite TV in the Middle East? The answer is too many pornographic...
Francophone Baptists Focus on AIDS, Reconciliation in Rwanda
BEIRUT, Lebanon--Sharing a common language and sense of responsibility for the failure of their governments to stop the genocide that unfolded in Rwanda, French-speaking Baptists have banded together to fight AIDS and...
Whatever Happened to Church Discipline?
Hippolytus was a leader in the early Christian church who lived from 160 to 235 C.E. He wrote "The Apostolic Tradition" which is best described as a "church manual" that includes information about the role of bishops,...
‘Raise Your Voice’ Writer and Director Discuss Religion in Movies
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--After the phenomenal success of "The Passion of the Christ," the role of faith in Hollywood is talked about more frequently, taken more seriously and viewed more strategically. Though films like...
‘Raise Your Voice’ Focuses on Role of Mentors
In "Raise Your Voice," the new Hilary Duff movie opening Oct. 8, teachers and mentors play a significant role. Duff's character, Terri Fletcher, leaves her small Arizona town to study music at the fictitious...
Should Convicted Felons Have Voting Rights?
On Election Day this year nearly 5 million Americans will be blocked from participating in the presidential election. The barrier will not be complicated voting machines or butterfly ballots. The barrier will be the...
If We Are on God’s Side, We are Peacemakers
Some on the religious right have made their kind of religion a major issue in the present election campaign. They should not be met by silence. Christians should make peacemaking their central concern this year. Our...
What Does This Mean?
To complete the science requirements for my bachelor's degree, I enrolled in what I thought would be an interesting and relatively easy course. To complete the science requirements for my bachelor's degree, I enrolled...
European Baptists Express Dissatisfaction with IMB
BEIRUT, Lebanon--European Baptist leaders voiced intense dissatisfaction with the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board at the general council meeting of the European Baptist Federation last week in...
Something is Rotten in the State of Florida
When the ghost of Hamlet's father appears before his son, the faithful officer Marcellus sums up the reason for the apparition's appearance in his famous line, "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." If the good...
Specifics Trump Rhetoric in Presidential Debates
Brian Lamb, founder of the C-Span cable network--commercial- and comment-free--broadcasts Congress and Senate sessions and keeps the public informed on Washington happenings. I always learn more from C-Span than all...
European Baptists Call War in Iraq ‘Grave Historical Error’
BEIRUT, Lebanon--Both Arab and European Baptists voted for a strongly worded resolution at the annual meeting of the European Baptist Federation opposing the war in Iraq. Without mentioning the United States and Great...
Anti-Public School Resolutions Being Proposed in State Conventions
At least 10 Baptist state conventions are being asked to consider resolutions this fall inspired by a failed Southern Baptist Convention resolution calling for a mass exodus from public schools. An SBC resolutions...
Palestinian Baptist Pastor Says Evangelicals, Bush Hurt Arab Christians
BEIRUT, Lebanon-- President Bush and American evangelicals are harming Christians in the Middle East, says a Palestinian Baptist pastor interviewed by EthicsDaily.com. Bush's self-identification as a Christian "has not...
Church Leaves Association After Baptist Faith and Message Vote
A Baptist church in Georgia pulled out of its association Monday after the group overwhelmingly adopted a faith statement banning women as pastors. According to news reports, Floyd County Baptist Association in Rome,...