by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 19, 2019 | News
More than half (3.7 million) of the 7.1 million school-age refugees are currently not enrolled in educational programs, according to a U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report published Aug. 30. Refugees (63% enrolled in school) are far less likely to be in...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 18, 2019 | News
Carol McEntyre is the senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Columbia, Missouri. Where did you grow up? In the small town of Sparta, Tennessee. What is your favorite verse, book or story in the Bible? Why? My favorite story in the Bible is probably 1 Kings 19 when...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 17, 2019 | News
EthicsDaily.com will release in early 2020 a multi-episode, narrative podcast on the life and work of Molly T. Marshall. The as yet untitled project will span the length of Marshall’s professional and personal life and be story-driven. Marshall, who was named in 2004...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 16, 2019 | News
A strong majority (90%) of Protestant churches in the U.S. continue to hold Wednesday night activities, according to a LifeWay Research report published Sept. 10. Small group adult Bible study was the most common midweek activity, with 58% of all Protestants pastors...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 13, 2019 | News
Food insecurity in the U.S. declined in 2018 to pre-recession (2007) levels, according to a Department of Agriculture (USDA) report published Sept. 4. Even so, 11.1% of households (14.3 million) remained food insecure. This is a slight reduction from 11.8% of...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 12, 2019 | News
A significant global decline in the number of people who are food insecure (lacking access to food sufficient for 2,100 daily calories) is expected over the next decade, according to a USDA report published Aug. 20. USDA’s annual publication projects food security for...
