by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 15, 2017 | News
More than 2 million children in South Sudan have fled their homes. The number of child refugees is now more than a million and another million-plus are internally displaced as a result of the nation’s ongoing civil war. Additionally, “nearly three quarters...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 10, 2017 | News
Suzii Paynter is executive coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. 1. Where did you grow up? San Antonio, Texas, and the south Texas region on my grandfather’s ranch in rugged Bandera County. 2. What is your favorite verse, book or story in the Bible?...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 8, 2017 | News
The U.S. has seen a 23 percent increase in religious hate crimes from 2014 to 2015, and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reported that crimes against Jews were the most common and crimes against Muslims were the fastest growing. Violence against someone based on their...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 5, 2017 | News
U.S. Christian leaders offered divergent responses to President Trump’s May 4 executive order, “Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty.” Several U.S. Catholic leaders voiced support for the president’s action, according to the National...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 3, 2017 | News
Sam Tolbert is pastor of Greater St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church of Lake Charles, Louisiana, president of the National Baptist Convention of America International Inc. and current president of the North American Baptist Fellowship. Tolbert was an interviewee in...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 3, 2017 | News
Christianity is an exception to the rule that religious engagement of U.S. adults declines as education level increases, a Pew Research Center analysis finds. The percentages of all adults who say religion is very important, pray regularly and believe in God with...