by Bob Allen | May 14, 2008 | News
A legal advocacy group founded by Religious Right broadcasters is recruiting pastors for an act of civil disobedience by preaching about political candidates in violation of rules against politicking for non-profit charities imposed by the Internal Revenue Service....
by Bob Allen | May 13, 2008 | News
Baptists have throughout history largely lagged behind other Christians in theological and practical discussion concerning the environment, but there are signs the Baptist conscience is awakening to the issue of creation care, a European Baptist leader told a recent...
by Bob Allen | May 13, 2008 | News
The idea behind Baptist World Aid’s “Rescue 24” is to put an emergency team on the ground within 24 hours of any disaster anywhere in the world. When it comes to getting into cyclone-ravaged Myanmar, it might be closer to 24 days. That’s the...
by Bob Allen | May 9, 2008 | News
A political impasse and related violence has created a humanitarian and spiritual crisis in Zimbabwe, says a Baptist pastor there contacted by EthicsDaily.com. “The people are discouraged and depressed, and they need inspiration,” Ray Motsi, pastor of the...
by Eron Henry | May 8, 2008 | News
WASHINGTON (BWA) Baptists from North America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region are mobilizing personnel and resources to assist victims of a devastating cyclone and its resulting flooding in Myanmar.Baptist World Aid, the relief-and-development arm of the Baptist...
by Bob Allen | May 8, 2008 | News
Baptist leaders questioned a self-identified “inclusive grassroots initiative” unveiled Wednesday criticizing Christians on both the left and right for allowing their faith to become too political. “The politicization of faith is never a sign of...
