by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jun 12, 2017 | News
Half of U.S. adults say abortion should be legal only in certain circumstances, a Gallup survey found. Affirmation of this view was at 57 percent in 2009, before declining to 50 percent in 2012. It has remained stable since then. Other perspectives remained largely...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jun 9, 2017 | News
The Southern Baptist Convention saw its membership grow by 479 churches in 2016. While that represents a 1.02 percent increase, most other categories tracked by the convention saw a decrease. Weekly average worship attendance declined by 6.75 percent, baptisms by 4.89...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jun 7, 2017 | News
Doyle Sager is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Jefferson City, Missouri. 1. Where did you grow up? On a farm in northwest Missouri, near Albany (about an hour north of Kansas City). 2. What is your favorite verse, book or story in the Bible? Why?...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jun 6, 2017 | News
The number of U.S. adults affirming religion’s efficacy in addressing societal problems seems to have stabilized in recent years, according to a recent Gallup survey. Despite an overall downward trend since the survey’s inception, a slim majority (55...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jun 1, 2017 | News
The U.S. faith community has responded primarily with concern and critique to President Trump’s budget proposal. The Central Conference of American Rabbis said it “strenuously objects” to the budget in a May 25 press release, asserting “The...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 31, 2017 | News
Amanda Tyler is executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. 1. Where did you grow up? Austin, Texas. 2. What is your favorite verse, book or story in the Bible? Why? Micah 6:8. Its simplicity and challenge, succinctly summing up how to...
