by BWA Staff | Mar 14, 2018 | News
Christer Daelander, a Baptist World Alliance representative to the United Nations and religious freedom representative of the European Baptist Federation (EBF), is the nominee for the 2018 Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award. The nomination was announced to the...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 13, 2018 | News
The EthicsDaily.com board of directors sees a bright future for the organization and the Baptist movement. Meeting on March 8-9 at Woodland Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas, the board heard (and unanimously approved) Executive Director Mitch Randall’s vision...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 7, 2018 | News
Jim Kelsey is executive minister of the American Baptist Churches-New York State. 1. Where did you grow up? Outside of Dayton, Ohio, in Kettering. 2. What is your favorite verse, book or story in the Bible? Why? Jeremiah 29:11-14. It expresses God’s unending...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 5, 2018 | News
Many U.S. nursing home residents with a form of dementia are being medicated without informed consent, according to a report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Feb. 5. While the American Psychiatric Association (APA) recommends antipsychotic drugs only in limited...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Feb 27, 2018 | News
Understanding the interplay between states and religious traditions is vital to protecting religious freedom for all, said Ahmed Shaheed, U.N. Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief, in his annual report released on Feb. 12. “The degree to which...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Feb 26, 2018 | News
Baptist leaders are encouraging constituents to call their elected representatives on March 1 to urge them to pass legislation that protects “Dreamers” from deportation and provides a path to citizenship. “Baptists don’t have to agree about...
