by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jul 15, 2019 | News
Daily Bible reading is the exception for Protestant and nondenominational adults in the U.S. who attend church at least monthly, according to a LifeWay Research report published July 2. While a strong majority (87%) read the Bible at least monthly, only 32% of...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jul 12, 2019 | News
An estimated 1.44 million refugees will need to be resettled in 2020, according to a report published July 1 by the U.N. Refugee Agency. These projections are 1% above those for 2019, with certain regions seeing decreases or stability in resettlement estimates and...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jul 11, 2019 | News
Pope Francis said migrants “are the symbol of all those rejected by today’s globalized society” at the Holy Mass for Migrants on July 8. “They are persons; these are not mere social or migrant issues,” he said. “‘This is not just about migrants,’ in the twofold sense...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jul 10, 2019 | News
Valerie Carter is executive director/treasurer of the Woman’s Missionary Union of Virginia. Where did you grow up? I grew up on Long Island, New York, in a small town on the bay called Bellport. What is your favorite verse, book or story in the Bible? Why? My favorite...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jul 10, 2019 | News
U.S. adults expressed mixed views about clergy, with only 55% affirming that they have a positive impact on society, according to a report published July 8 by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research (AP-NORC). Respondents with a religious...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 9, 2019 | News
The 2019 Baptist International Conference on Theological Education (BICTE) wrapped up July 7 with a panel discussion featuring 11 representative global pastors, counselors and theologians responding to questions raised by participants in the meeting, which drew about...