by Michael Helms | Apr 18, 2011 | Opinion
A fellow Rotarian has an intelligent 10-year-old daughter. Already at such an early age, faith and science are colliding in her world, creating tensions she’s trying to reconcile. She asked her father not long ago, “Who came first: Adam and Eve or the...
by Colin Harris | Apr 18, 2011 | Opinion
In modern calendar time, the journey from Christmas to Easter is not a very long one – somewhere between three and four months, depending on the moon and the spring equinox. By the time we have put away the decorations and returned the gifts that need exchanging, Ash...
by Robert Parham | Apr 18, 2011 | Opinion
This year the Baptist Center for Ethics – the parent organization of EthicsDaily.com – will observe its 20th anniversary. Our success challenges a religious myth that only conservative evangelicals can build vigorous organizations. Contrary to popular wisdom, a...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 16, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce Amazingly, many churches and Christian schools (like Tattnall Square Academy in Macon, Ga., shown in this photo) fly an American flag over a Christian flag. Doing so suggests a higher allegiance to national interests than to Christian...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 15, 2011 | Opinion
As I was growing up in Southern Baptist churches, and later served as pastor for five of them, at least two things were consistent: Christmas and Easter were marked mainly by huge emphases on missions offerings: the Lottie Moon offering for international missions at...
by James L. Evans | Apr 15, 2011 | Opinion
For years now the American Family Association based out of Tupelo, Miss., has been the self-appointed watchdog of all things moral in the media. This vigilant band of TV, movie and magazine detectives has kept a close eye on anything overtly sexual or profane that may...
