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Clinton Denounces ‘Values Voter’ Claim
Often the target of criticism from Southern Baptist Convention leaders during his two terms in the White House, former President Bill Clinton returned the favor Sunday, denouncing the denomination's iVoteValues.com...
Would Jesus Win an Election?
Less than three months from now, national elections will be held and a plurality of eligible voters will choose leadership for the country. From the messages now filling the nation's television screens, it is clear...
‘Touched By An Angel’ First Season Released on DVD
"The Passion of the Christ" isn't the only popular title to arrive on DVD today. The first season of "Touched By An Angel" will appear on the new release shelf also, giving spiritual seekers another manifestation of...
Web Technology Helps ‘Letters to Editor’ Push Kerry, Bush Agendas
Don't assume the next "letter to the editor" you read about Bush or Kerry was actually written by the local person whose name underscores the letter. The rhetoric may come directly from Bush or Kerry headquarters...
Seating of Lesbian Pastor on Ministers Council Challenged
A lesbian pastor recently married under Massachusetts law allowing gay couples to wed will keep her seat on an American Baptist minister's council, at least for now. Cynthia Maybeck, pastor of Trinity Church of...
Religious Leaders Deplore Rise in Poverty
Christian advocates for the poor voiced alarm over new figures showing that 1.3 million Americans slipped into poverty between 2002 and 2003, while the number of people without health insurance grew by 1.4 million....
Pa. Couple Win Freedom to Post Anti-Abortion Sign on Their Porch
In a move city officials call an affirmation of the First Amendment, the Borough Council of Paxtang, Pa., will allow a couple to keep a religious anti-abortion sign on their front porch after warning them to remove it...
Evangelicalism Should Wield Two-Edged Sword
Tony Campolo, professor and Christian preacher, believes evangelicalism has been hijacked. He makes his case in a provocative new book entitled Speaking My Mind. Campolo argues that evangelicals became captive to an...
GOP Walks Tightrope Between Conservatives, Moderates
Seeking to appeal to swing voters without alienating its base, the Republican Party heads into next week's national convention with a conservative platform and a moderate face. The party platform--a non-binding...
Living Counter-Culturally
Is fidelity a myth? We might easily draw that conclusion if our only sources of information are books, television and movies. In these worlds, married people have affairs, and single people move from partner to partner...
Spinning Rims Are a Sign of the Times
I was in Panama City Beach, Fla., the first time a saw a car with a set of spinning rims. At first I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. The car was stopped but it looked like the wheels were still moving. I...
Be Ready for Terrorist Attack, Welch Urges Pastors
Caught up in fear and uncertainty after terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Southern Baptists missed an opportunity to share the gospel with a society ready to receive a word of comfort, Southern Baptist Convention...
SBC President Launching Bus Tour to Promote Baptisms
Seeking to shift attention away from what Southern Baptists are against to "what we're for," Southern Baptist Convention president Bobby Welch leaves Sunday on a 25-day nationwide bus trip promoting his goal of...
Stem Cell Debate Becoming Campaign Issue, Poll Says
Sixty four percent of Americans say moral values will be very important to their vote in the upcoming presidential election, and the debate over stem cell research is shaping up as an issue that could help Democrats,...
‘Passion’ DVD Release Draws Religious Piggybacking
Hollywood is taking advantage of the Aug. 31 DVD release of "The Passion of the Christ" by hawking a significant number of other religious releases. More than a dozen religious-themed titles are slated to hit shelves...
British Pro-Life Groups Object to License to Clone
Christian and anti-abortion groups in Great Britain are protesting a decision by the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority to allow scientists at the University of Newcastle to clone human embryos for research....
‘The Corporation’
It will be more difficult to catch a screening of "The Corporation" than, say, "Alien vs. Predator," but embrace the challenge if you want to see the world in which you live with a fresh set of eyes. This Canadian...
Micah Challenge Recruits Evangelicals in War on Poverty
A global campaign is attempting to mobilize evangelical Christians in support of goals to reduce world poverty by half during the next 11 years. Scheduled for global launch in October at the United Nations headquarters...
Pavlovian Baptists
Lest you think I refer to a new sect of strange Baptists, let me define what I mean by Pavlovian Baptists. Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov, in the early part of the last century, demonstrated that dogs could be made...
Movies Spark Healthy Debate
EthicsDaily.com occasionally hears from a reader bemoaning the fact that: a) we review movies at all; or b) we review certain types of movies. Those "types" are generally R-rated movies or anything else the individual...
BCE, CBF Groups Partner in Missions Study
The Baptist Center for Ethics is partnering with Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Global Missions and three state CBF organizations to offer a resource to help churches discover and fulfill their mission in the 21st...