by Bob Allen | Aug 19, 2004 | News
Adolescents who eat regular meals with their family do better in school than their middle- and high-school peers, and are significantly less likely to use cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana. They also are less likely to be depressed or suicidal, according to a new...
by Bob Allen | Aug 18, 2004 | News
The Wall Street Journal stands by quotes attributed to a Southern Baptist leader and challenged Monday in Baptist Press. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, claimed an Aug. 13 story quoting him conveyed an...
by Bob Allen | Aug 17, 2004 | News
Churches should promote good citizenship but avoid partisan politics, say three Baptist commentators responding to recent events. Southern Baptist pastors Jerry Falwell and Ronnie Floyd both were both accused of violating rules for tax-exempt organizations by...
by Bob Allen | Aug 16, 2004 | News
A Southern Baptist pastor criticized for mingling politics and the pulpit says he is being singled out for speaking out against homosexuality. Americans United for the Separation of Church and State last month complained to the Internal Revenue Service about a July 4...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Aug 16, 2004 | News
Baptists around the world are among organizations mobilizing for relief in western Sudan, where thousands have died in ethnic violence that some label genocide. More than 1.2 million people have been displaced in the western Sudanese region of Darfur in what the...
by Cliff Vaughn | Aug 12, 2004 | News
An EthicsDaily.com reader recently forwarded to me an e-mail she received about John Kerry. She wanted to know if the story was an urban legend. “I Hope None Of You Were Going To Vote For Him,” began the story in question. “But If You Were, Think...
