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Tennessee Debates ‘Choose Life’ License Plate
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–Tennessee's legislature has postponed a vote on a proposed specialty license plate that would say "Choose Life" after some lawmakers learned proceeds would go to an agency linked to a pro-life group....
Lingering in the Darkness
The Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday is the often-neglected day of Holy Week. "Dark Saturday" it is sometimes called and, like its name, it is a day that tends to get lost in the shadows. The first...
Easter Comes to Iraq
On Sunday, people all over the United States will put on new shoes and wonder if they should have gotten a half-size larger. They briefly consider going out for pancakes, but abandon that plan in favor of searching...
First-Century Women: The Courage of Witness
Occasionally you have an experience you know you will always remember. One of my most profound occurred at the theological seminary in Nanjing, China. Earlier my group had toured Amity Press in that city and had...
Baptist Groups Respond to War
Although faithful Baptists may be united the world over when it comes to sharing the gospel, the Baptist response to the war in Iraq is as varied as its members. Following the British government's decision to get...
Florida Pulls Pro-Christian AIDS Pamphlet
A federally funded AIDS brochure has been pulled after complaints that it unconstitutionally promoted religion. The Florida state Department of Health had been distributing pamphlets with the message that Christians...
“Holes”
The qualities that make "Holes" hard to synopsize also make it a good story. But there's more afoot than simple character-building, as any fan of Louis Sachar's 1998 award-winning children's novel can attest. The...
Heifer Project Offers Unique Alternative for Helping Others
"Baptists have always struggled with the dualism of the social gospel and the good news of salvation," says Baptist pastor Randy Hyde. "But I think our history proves that we practice the gospel best when we do it on...
Heifer Project Focuses on War-Torn Areas
Heifer Project International is looking to its past successes in war-torn areas to develop an approach to helping build peace in the Middle East. Heifer, based in Little Rock, Ark., has a long history of helping...
‘Awe’ Wrong Word for Bombing Campaign
The deadly force that fell from the sky over Baghdad was entirely of this world. It was neither life-giving nor life-affirming. And however necessary the onslaught may have been, its effect was awful, not...
More Americans Going Online for News
EthicsDaily.com sometimes hears from readers with questions about our content. Below are some guides to understanding what is implied when material is labeled "news," "editorial" or "column." New technology requires a...
Acacia Resources Unveils Next Unit of Online Curriculum
Acacia Resources will unveil another 13-week Sunday School curriculum in mid-May, Living Wisely, Living Well: Lessons from The Proverbs. While the 13-week time span coincides with the quarterly system used by many...
Muslim Newspaper Editorials Oppose Occupation, Criticize Looting in Iraq
English-language Arab and Muslim newspaper editorials continue to oppose U.S. occupation of Iraq. The Jordan Times said last Thursday that U.S. occupation was not welcomed. "What the US has not won, and is no way near...
Pastors Preach God’s Message
There are days when we are heavily burdened with grief, fatigue and our own failures. We climb into the pulpit with great struggle, even to the point of asking ourselves at times, "Do I really believe what I am about...
Enlistments in Armed Forces Remain Steady
Battlefield scenes of death and destruction may have turned some young people off to enlisting in the armed forces, but others are turned on by heroics and thoughts of curbing terrorism. These combating feelings among...
The Power of Imprisoned Ideas
People with power often seek to suppress ideas, but it rarely works. Just ask Zedekiah. He ruled over Jerusalem when it was surrounded by the armies of Babylon (ancient Iraq!). The year was 586 B.C. The prophet...
Law Professor Pushes Tax Reform in Alabama
A paper labeling Alabama's tax system sinful and reform a Christian duty is being hailed as a Magna Carta by a new movement to rewrite the state's tax laws. "An Argument for Tax Reform Based on Judeo-Christian Ethics"...
Military-Themed Easter Baskets Spark Controversy
Retailers, eager to turn a profit, have turned traditional Easter baskets filled with candy and bunny paraphernalia into battle baskets complete with toy soldiers, plastic knives and play grenades. Perhaps a sign of...
What Church Followers Should Know About Church Leaders
Although one's context may be larger than another's, leadership tasks are still leadership tasks--no matter how many followers are in the room. For people who function primarily as followers rather than leaders, I have...
Jesus: The Courage of Connection and Clarity
Editor's note: What follows is a supplement for teachers of Courageous Churches, the newest online curriculum from Acacia Resources. Each Friday, curriculum editor Jan Turrentine offers relevant tips for the next...
Bonhoeffer Showed Integrity of Resistance
How was it that a German Lutheran pastor, once noted for his pacifism, would die in his 39th year, convicted of high treason against the government of his beloved Germany? Only days before, Nazis had discovered Admiral...