by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 21, 2006 | News
More than 2,000 congregations across the nation will celebrate Earth Day Sunday this weekend. The Eco-Justice Program of the National Council of Churches sent out nearly 2,500 worship resources, titled Through the Eye of a Hurricane: Rebuilding Just Communities, by...
by Bob Allen | Apr 20, 2006 | News
Southern Baptist Convention President Bobby Welch’s plan to “rev up a rundown romance with reaching people” may be in need of a jumpstart, with statistics released Wednesday showing a decline in baptisms for the fifth time in the last six years....
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 20, 2006 | News
A broad coalition of faith-based groups is working to generate one million postcards asking President Bush to take steps to end genocide in the western Sudanese region of Darfur. The “Million Voices for Darfur” campaign is sponsored by the Save Darfur...
by Bob Allen | Apr 19, 2006 | News
A young-earth creationist will replace departing intelligent design advocate William Dembski at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Center for Theology and Science. Kurt P. Wise, a professor at Bryan College in Dayton, Tenn., was named to fill the vacancy...
by Bob Allen | Apr 19, 2006 | News
An analysis by the Associated Press says nearly 2 million students–mostly minorities–aren’t being counted in test scores under No Child Left Behind, creating a false picture of academic progress. The law requires that all public school students must...
by Bob Allen | Apr 18, 2006 | News
A young Texas pastor plans to submit a resolution at this year’s Southern Baptist Convention affirming “principled dissent” in the denomination, signaling opposition to recent efforts to suppress criticism on controversial issues. Benjamin S. Cole,...