Is Sports Gambling Moral? You Bet, Americans Say: Nearly two-thirds of Americans disagree that it’s morally wrong to bet on sports. Yet 49 percent think sports betting shouldn’t be legalized nationwide. Opposition runs highest among religious Americans. Almost 60% evangelical beliefs say sports betting should not be legalized throughout the country, and 57 percent believe daily fantasy sports […]
ISIS obliterates oldest Christian monastery in Iraq: Published at Crux (The Boston Globe), this is the AP’s thorough coverage on the destruction of the St. Elijah Monastery by ISIS. The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State group’s relentless destruction of ancient cultural sites. […]
Thou Shalt Not Toss Food: Enlisting Religious Groups To Fight Waste: Separation of church and state? When it comes to fighting food waste, the U.S. government is looking to partner with the faithful. The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday launched the Food Steward’s Pledge, an initiative to engage religious groups of all faiths to help redirect the […]
What is to be done about the death penalty? This set of four essays on the current death penalty debates include a from natural law scholar, Pope Francis, an African-American community activist, and a Mormon studies expert. These concise articles may be useful as a single introductory reading or for a brief unit series of […]
