Skyping Advances Common Good, Becomes New Tool on EthicsDaily.com
EthicsDaily.com's Skype interviews help to connect global Baptists with one another. Consider posting these compelling interviews on your church's website or using them in Sunday school.
Robert Parham
Romans 13 Is Weak Proof-Text for Anti-Immigration Church Members
For those Christians who favor anti-immigration legislation, Romans 13 is their text of choice – even though Scripture overwhelmingly favors a generous kindness toward the undocumented.
Robert Parham
Coincidence or Providence on Way to New Baptist Covenant III Meeting?
The hand of God is a mysterious reality. Whether you tilt toward coincidence or providence probably depends on your presupposition about the divine.
Robert Parham
Christianity Is Largest Faith Group, Shifts South
While the majority of the world's Christians still live in the Americas and Europe, Christianity has seen strong growth in sub-Saharan Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, a new report says.
EthicsDaily Staff
How Would Spurgeon Preach Today?
How would 19th century preacher Charles Spurgeon preach today? Ministers and experts in Great Britain had differing views on how the legendary minister would deliver his messages.
Bapist Times Staff
Christians Would Pay More to Block Internet Porn
More than half of British Christians are willing to pay more for their Internet use if it would mean greater restrictions on accessing online porn, a poll found.
Bapist Times Staff
Immigrant Abuse Runs Rampant in Border Patrol
A disturbing video of Border Patrol agents beating a Hispanic to death illustrates the rampant abuse of undocumented immigrants. How long will we remain silent?
Miguel De La Torre
Why November Will Be Celebration of Constitution
Come November, voters will choose between an African-American Christian and a Northeastern Mormon. It's a choice that honors Article Six of our Constitution.
Michael Ruffin
David Barton's Jefferson Portrayal Less Than Honest
In his crusade to promote the idea of a Christian America, conservative activist David Barton cites Thomas Jefferson for Bartonian positions that are directly opposite of Jefferson's.
Martin Marty
Singing "Que Sera, Sera" to the Baptist Movement?
"Que Sera, Sera" may be a catchy Doris Day song, but it's a dangerous philosophy. As Baptists look to our future, do we believe we can make a difference?
Mat Wilson
Baptist Life Celebrates the Ordinary
Baptists recognize that God chooses the ordinary to do extraordinary things. That's why the pleasure of ministering in a local church is seeing God at work among ordinary people.
Lynsey Heslegrave
Baptist Colleges Spend Millions on Sports
How important are college sports to Baptist schools? Plenty, judging by the millions – and sometimes tens of millions – that they allot to athletic budgets. But does money equal wins?
Cliff Vaughn
Context Is Key to Interpreting Romans 13:1-7
When they need a Bible passage to support giving allegiance to a particular program or agenda of a secular government, many Christians go to Romans 13:1-7. But it's all a mirage.
David May
Religious Liberty – A Core American Value
Religious convictions divide us, but religious liberty is a right that unites us. That's why people of all faiths and atheists have joined the Interfaith Day of Prayer and Reflection for nine years.
Bruce Prescott
The Danger of Unquestioned Religious Devotion
Unquestioned religious devotion takes its toll in many ways. Sadly, people throughout history have never done so much wrong as they have done in the name of religious conviction.
Jim Evans
Is Media Coverage of Religion Too Sensationalized?
As media personnel cover religion, blah and bland religious events and reported-on ideas produce yawns. Abuse scandals, tribal wars, embezzlements and wild religious ideas typically make the news.
Martin Marty
How One Person Can Build a Better Community
Think one person can't make a difference? In 1947, a farmer petitioned his school district to provide bus transportation to all students, not just the white ones. His case evolved into Brown v. Board of Education.
Trevor Barton
Rescuing Creation-Talk – From All Sides
To hold a serious discussion on creation risks receiving ridicule from Christians and scientists alike. Ignorance and its close cousin, arrogance, are found on all sides.
Vinoth Ramachandra
Single Adults: An Endangered Species in Churches?
They can be anywhere from early 20s to the elderly and are an increasingly growing segment of our population. But they're increasingly invisible, especially in many churches.
Jeanie McGowan
"Street Paper"
The documentary "Street Paper" profiles the most circulated "street newspaper" in the nation and focuses on its vendors, who are either currently or formerly homeless. (Photo: Digital Bohemia)
Cliff Vaughn
"The Three Stooges"
More than slaps and eye pokes, the original Three Stooges were subversives who revealed the world's hypocrisy. The new movie, however, is "a victim of soicumstance." (Photo: 20th Century Fox)
Mike Parnell
"Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card Counting Christians"
A newly release documentary, "Holy Rollers," follows an unusual group of professional card-counting blackjack players. They're Christians, and many are pastors. (Photo: HolyRollersTheMovie.com)
Cliff Vaughn
"The Rich and the Rest of Us"
"The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto" attempts to bring the issue of poverty to the forefront of American politics and raises questions for how churches should respond.
Andrew Gardner
'Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South'
A new book portrays Billy Graham not only as a major religious leader of the 20th century but also as a major player in American politics. (Photo: National Archives and Records Administration)
David George
‘Jesus on Death Row: The Trial of Jesus and American Capital Punishment’
The narrative inspiring Mark Osler’s book, Jesus on Death Row: The Trial of Jesus and American Capital Punishment, is compelling. In 2001, while teaching at a conservative Christian law school, this former prosecutor re-conducted Christ’s trial under Texas law in his Baptist church in Waco.
Natalie Wigg-Stevenson
'Save the Day'
The title song opens the collection by juxtaposing elaborate pleasures with simple ones. It comes closer to rock-and-roll than any other selection on the album and grabs the attention of the listener, alerting us to the significance of the word "day," which appears at least once in ten of the twelve songs.
Mark McEntire
Court Says Quebec Parents Can’t Pull Students Out of Religion Class
TORONTO (RNS) Canada's highest court has ruled that children in Quebec schools cannot opt out of a course on ethics and world religions.
Ron Csillag
Rick Santorum Defends Views on Obama’s Theology
WASHINGTON (RNS) Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum is defending his views questioning prenatal testing and President Obama's "theology."
Susan Page
President Obama’s Five Most Personal Religious Statements
(RNS) In recent days, GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum has criticized President Obama for having a "phony theology" not based on the Bible.
Daniel Burke
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