Scout’s Honor By Jessica Gross Researchers at Baylor University have found that Eagle Scouts — the elite 5 percent of Boy Scouts — are more likely to exercise daily, have close friendships, volunteer, participate in environmental groups and achieve personal goals. Byron Johnson, an author of the study, says it merely proved what his grandmother [...]

The spectacular growth in the prison population over the last several decades has culminated in a prisoner re-entry crisis as roughly 700,000 prisoners each year return to society. Recidivism rates confirm what most everyone already knows – the transition from prison to society is very difficult for ex-prisoners to navigate. In fact, many ex-prisoners commit [...]

FEULNER: Century of service for Eagle Scouts Top Boy Scouts blaze path of selfless dedication in our communities Monday, April 16, 2012 By Ed Feulner You find them in all walks of life. They might be playing outfield for the Philadelphia Phillies (Shane Victorino). Or hosting the show “Dirty Jobs” for the Discovery Channel (Mike [...]

Nationwide study shows those who attain Scouting’s highest rank enhance youth’s values, ethics, decision making, relationships and personal development WACO, Texas (April 10, 2012) – One hundred years after Arthur Eldred of New York earned the first Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America, researchers with Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion [...]

Byron Johnson, author of More God, Less Crime presents:Faith-Based Institutions and the Reduction of Gang Violence: Academic PerspectivesByron Johnson will speak at this very important conference. With youth violence on the national agenda, now is the time for the first ever national conference to address this critical issue and bring together law enforcement executives and [...]

Byron Johnson, author of “More God, Less Crime” Does Religion Contribute to the Common Good? With special guest Byron Johnson, author of “More God, Less Crime” Friday, March 2 Food service begins at 11:30 am Program begins promptly at noon First Baptist Church downtown 108 W. College Avenue Tallahassee, FL (enter from either the Adams [...]

February 23, 2012 By Joel Wells | Guest columnists Another entertainer died prematurely due to substance abuse, this time the beloved Whitney Houston. I always imagined that she was exactly like the role she played in “The Preachers Wife,” and I believe that is how the public wanted to see her. Unfortunately, that is not [...]

February 10, 2012 More God, Less Crime by Kerby Anderson   Faith-based organizations and people of faith can make a profound impact on the crime rate and the recidivism rate in our prisons. This is the argument that renowned criminologist Byron Johnson makes in his book, More God, Less Crime. He is a professor at [...]

January 26, 2012, 1:00 PM (cst) Byron R. Johnson is interviewed by Kerby Anderson and Point of View Radio Talk Show.  Point of View is a two-hour, issues oriented live Christian talk radio program heard daily nationwide.   Dr. Johnson talks about his book, More God, Less Crime: Why Faith Matters  TO HEAR THE PODCAST CLICK [...]

This story was published August 7, 2011 Prejudices of secular and religious groups alike stand in the way of successful crime reduction efforts. We now have data confirming what objective and open-minded observers already knew: that religious commitment and faith-based approaches, as well as the transformative power of faith itself, can be central in reducing [...]