by BWA Staff | Sep 16, 2013 | News
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is appealing to Baptist organizations, churches and individuals to make generous contributions to help displaced Syrians affected by the Middle Eastern country’s civil war. “As responsible Christians, we need to respond,...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 13, 2013 | News
When ABC broadcasts the Miss America pageant this Sunday evening from Atlantic City, N.J., Mandy McMichael will be taking notes in Montgomery, Ala. McMichael, assistant professor of religion at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, is a doctoral candidate at Duke...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 12, 2013 | News
Secretary of State John Kerry appeared in a Google Hangout Tuesday afternoon to discuss the United States and Syria. The appearance drew nearly 7,000 Google+ users to the online platform. A Google Hangout is portrayed by Google as a “real-life...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 6, 2013 | News
More than 2 million Syrians are refugees compared to 230,671 a year ago, according to the United Nation’s Refugee Agency. “More than 97 percent of Syria’s refugees are hosted by countries in the immediate surrounding region, placing an overwhelming...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 4, 2013 | News
A growing number of Christian leaders are speaking out against military intervention in Syria while an increasing number of U.S. politicians are lining up in support of bombing the country. According to The Hill, 15 out of 100 U.S. senators currently favor striking...
by BWA Staff | Aug 28, 2013 | News
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has granted an additional sum of $20,000 for Syrian relief, following on other grants in 2012 and earlier this year. The funds will be used specifically for the humanitarian crisis in Homs, one of the hardest hit areas in the ongoing...
