by Paul Hobson | Aug 28, 2015 | News
It’s been the focus of much coverage this summer, but beyond the headlines what’s life like for those living in the Calais “jungle,” a makeshift migrant camp near the French coastal city? And is there anything those moved by the unfolding...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 27, 2015 | News
By John Pierce Whenever I fill the pulpit of a church — near or far, large or small — it is not surprising to see another name listed in the order of worship: Stan Pethel. Lacking omnipresence, Stan is not in attendance everywhere his name appears. Yet choral music...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Aug 27, 2015 | News
Religious liberty restrictions were passed by the parliament of Burma (also known as Myanmar) on Aug. 21. The legislation, set forth by Buddhist monks and first drafted in late May, would increase government control over religious conversion. The proposal was...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Aug 25, 2015 | News
A recent Gallup poll found that one in 10 Hispanics said they had experienced discrimination due to their ethnicity in various contexts during the past month. Overall, 25 percent of respondents said they had been treated unfairly in at least one of the five designated...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Aug 24, 2015 | News
Thirty-one percent of all U.S. citizens and 40 percent of U.S. Roman Catholics have heard about Pope Francis’ encyclical on ecology. Released in mid-June, “Laudato Si” was largely overshadowed by the tragic church shootings in Charleston, South...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Aug 21, 2015 | News
Donald Trump’s comments about Mexican immigrants being “rapists” and “criminals,” and his suggestion that all undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. should be deported have continued to make national headlines. His statements join a...
