by Alex Smirnov | Aug 7, 2001 | News
More Americans are turning to socially responsible investing in the stock market, a concept that has been around for decades, according to recent studies. Between 1997 and 1999, portfolios screened for social responsibility grew from $1.2 trillion to $2.16 trillion,...
by Jared Porter | Aug 7, 2001 | News
American children are healthier, more financially secure, more educated and more socially adept, according to a recent federal report. The 2001 “America’s Children” report found 86 percent of children are covered by health insurance...
by Jared Porter | Jul 31, 2001 | News
Bible-Belt states have been more likely to execute mentally retarded defendants than other states, according to data compiled by the publication Mental Retardation and the Death Penalty Information Center. Thirty-two of the 35 mentally retarded defendants given the...
by Jared Porter | Jul 31, 2001 | News
A special report by the Tennessean found that half of the 151 death sentences of Tennessee defendants since 1977 have been overturned after appeal. The sentences were overturned primarily because of trial errors or incompetent defense attorneys, the article read....
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jul 30, 2001 | News
This story updates and replaces an earlier report posted Friday as part of developing coverage of the 2005 Baptist World Congress this week in Birmingham, England. “I think what’s going on in GuantanamoBay and other places is a disgrace to the...
by Cliff Vaughn | Jul 24, 2001 | News
Senators and scientists debated stem cell research last Wednesday with one eye on science and another on scripture. “At many points in our history, religion and science have intersected,” said Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of a Senate Appropriations...
