by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 24, 2001 | News
The claim that religious programs are more effective than secular programs will be center stage this week when Congress holds hearings on federal funding for faith-based social ministries. One of the key players on the stage will be Byron R. Johnson, a social...
by Alex Smirnov | Apr 24, 2001 | News
Mississippi voters ended a statewide flag referendum last week, choosing to keep the symbol of the Old South, known as the Confederate or St. Andrew’s cross, as a dominant part of the state banner. However, the debate is likely to continue with the National...
by Jodi Mathews | Apr 24, 2001 | News
“Heartfelt participation” was the only requirement given to the 14,000 Seattle, Wash., residents who received postcards from Christ Episcopal Church offering “no-fuss, no-muss” baptisms at their Saturday Easter vigil. Part of the pitch was that...
by Jodi Mathews | Apr 24, 2001 | News
Christian Coalition founder, Pat Robertson, turned the heads of the religious right and others last week when he defended China’s one-child policy during an interview on CNN’s “Wolf Blitzer Reports.” The controversy arose when Blitzer asked...
by Jodi Mathews | Apr 17, 2001 | News
The cost of helping the homeless just got a little higher for a church that has allowed transients to set up tents in its parking lot. The city of Seattle is levying $75-a-day fines on Trinity United Methodist Church for hosting the “Tent Village”...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 17, 2001 | News
As the Earth Day celebration nears its 31st anniversary on April 22, environmental activists will have a difficult time urging Americans to immobilize their vehicles during the “car-free day” on April 19. Only 27 percent of the U.S. population is strongly...
