by Baptist Times Staff | Jan 19, 2014 | News
People who regularly visit a place of worship are less likely to be involved in low-level crime and delinquency, according to new research. The project, led by University of Manchester doctoral student Mark Littler, involved the analysis of new survey data and...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jan 17, 2014 | News
Prescription drug abuse is a growing trend in the U.S., becoming a leading factor in U.S. imprisonments. In New York’s Staten Island, deaths from prescription drug overdoses have become so frequent that a pilot program has been created to reduce fatalities....
by Baptist Times Staff | Jan 16, 2014 | News
Pressure on Christians intensified in a number of countries in 2013, with the situation deteriorating most rapidly across northern Africa, the Middle East and the Gulf in countries where sectarian violence has advanced unchecked by impotent central governments. The...
by Baptist Times Staff | Jan 14, 2014 | News
New psychological research suggests that employees who are more actively religious are better able to cope with stress and are more likely to report that their lives have meaning. These are the key findings of a study presented on Jan. 9 at the annual conference of...
by BWA Staff | Jan 13, 2014 | News
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is appealing for assistance to the Central African Republic (CAR) due to widespread suffering after rebels overthrew the government in March 2013. Nicolas Aimé Singa-Gbazia, president of the Association of Baptist Churches of Central...
by Baptist Times Staff | Jan 10, 2014 | News
The “Fab Church Challenge” aims to encourage churches in the United Kingdom to become “donor churches” and equip them as long-term advocates of donation by providing practical tools to help them donate together, talk about donation and raise...
