by Bob Allen | Apr 14, 2004 | News
In his book When Religion Becomes Evil, author Charles Kimball lists “absolute truth claims” as just the first of five warning signs of corrupt religion. In about 40 hours of radio interviews in which he discussed the book last year, Kimball says he...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 14, 2004 | News
The Southern Baptist Convention is showing incremental growth in total membership and the number of churches, while baptisms continue to decline, a trend one denominational leader viewed as a warning sign that the nation’s largest non-Catholic faith group has...
by Bob Allen | Apr 14, 2004 | News
Southern Baptist leaders are still recommending that the Southern Baptist Convention withdraw from membership in the Baptist World Alliance after a six-hour meeting with BWA representatives Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn. BWA representatives from six nations met with...
by Cliff Vaughn | Apr 13, 2004 | News
A British anti-smoking ad, described by some as “revoltingly graphic,” has managed to stay on the airwaves and even affect smokers. The minute-long ad, called “Artery,” shows people in a bar drinking and smoking. The cigarettes, however, drip a...
by Bob Allen | Apr 13, 2004 | News
The president of the Baptist Medical/Dental Fellowship says he is resigning his office immediately and withdrawing as a member of the volunteer organization because of a recent agreement expanding and formalizing the group’s partnership with the Cooperative...
by Bob Allen | Apr 12, 2004 | News
Ministers need time off–not only for their physical and mental health–but also as a spiritual practice of honoring their body, says a Harvard Divinity School teacher who has written a book exploring the relationship between bodily care and practices of...
