by Terrell Carter | Jul 24, 2020 | Opinion
What were you doing when you were 23 years old? I ask this question every time I give a public presentation about my experiences serving as a police officer in St. Louis. People usually respond they were just graduating from college, just entering the workforce or...
by Terrell Carter | Jul 7, 2020 | Opinion
We have witnessed yet another series of public disturbances in recent weeks that began in response to the unnecessary deaths and serious injuries of Black people at the hands of police. I’ve tried to engage most of my conservative white friends about the church’s need...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 2, 2020 | Opinion
Decades ago, at my home church, the pastoral prayer would be followed by the choir’s soft refrain: “Hear our prayer, O Lord, hear our prayer, O Lord; incline thine ear to us, and grant us thy peace.” Those long-buried words were resurrected from memory during early...
by Jack Moline | Apr 21, 2020 | Opinion
I must admit that my first experiences with interfaith engagement were selfish. I was at the age when matters I considered as affronts to Jewish people and Jewish religion animated my outreach. Active proselytizing by other faiths during the 1970s seemed to me to be...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 9, 2019 | News
People of faith are more likely to be inspired by their beliefs to help those in need and to work for justice in society, according to a Barna Group report published Dec. 4. The survey polled 18- to 35-year-olds from 25 nations, asking them questions about what they...
