by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 10, 2019 | News
Faith leaders released a letter on Dec. 9 urging 2020 candidates for president of the United States to reduce U.S. military spending. Contrasting the government’s annual expenses on “war, weapons and the military” with those funds allocated for addressing poverty and...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 9, 2019 | News
People of faith are more likely to be inspired by their beliefs to help those in need and to work for justice in society, according to a Barna Group report published Dec. 4. The survey polled 18- to 35-year-olds from 25 nations, asking them questions about what they...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 4, 2019 | News
Jeremy Bell is general secretary of the North American Baptist Fellowship, one of six regional fellowships of the Baptist World Alliance. Where did you grow up? Starting in Watford, England, and immigrating to Canada via Moncton, New Brunswick, at the age of 2, I have...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Nov 26, 2019 | News
One week from today is Giving Tuesday (Dec. 3), a movement launched in 2012 to encourage charitable giving during the week following Black Friday’s sales. In 2018, more than $400 million was donated on Giving Tuesday, with 3.6 million people making online donations...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Nov 25, 2019 | News
Non-Christians in the U.S. are more likely than the national average to have a negative perception of evangelicals, according to a Barna Group report published Nov. 21. Narrow-minded was the descriptor of U.S. evangelicals chosen by 34% of non-Christian respondents,...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Nov 21, 2019 | News
Is the moral example or the policy positions of a U.S. president more important? The answer depends on which party is in power, a recent Gallup survey found. Respondents were presented with the following question: “If you had to choose, would you rather have someone...