Bobby Jindal

Evangelical courtship culture normalizes men dating teen girls

By Kathryn Brightbill — November 27, 2017
(RNS) — In a world where female submission is valued and too much independence is a negative, it’s only a hop, skip and a jump to concluding that teen girls and young women who haven’t had a taste of independence are an even better option.

How a Christian movement is growing rapidly in the midst of religious decline

By Brad Christerson — March 18, 2017
(The Conversation) INC Christianity is the fastest-growing Christian group in America and possibly around the world. So what is it?

What if the South really were a different country?

By David P. Gushee — October 27, 2015
My Cracker Barrel Revelation: much can be explained about our gridlocked political culture by taking regional differences seriously.

Did Gov. Bobby Jindal censor Westboro Baptist’s free speech?

By Sara Weissman — July 29, 2015
(RNS) In response to the Louisiana governor's order barring Westboro protesters from the funerals of two shooting victims, church leader Benjamin Phelps said in a YouTube video that “God sent the shooter.”

5 faith facts about Bobby Jindal: An ‘evangelical Catholic’

By David Gibson — June 24, 2015
(RNS) Last in the polls, the Louisiana governor has one of the more intriguing religious backgrounds among all the contenders. Here are five faith facts about the newest Republican candidate.

GOP candidates dial up evangelical fears at Iowa forum

By Reuters — April 27, 2015
Republican presidential hopefuls tell a Faith and Freedom Forum that Christianity could be 'criminalized' and threats to religious liberty abound.

Onward, Christian Soldiers: The complicated legacy of the Crusades (COMMENTARY)

By A. James Rudin — February 19, 2015
(RNS) The term "Crusades" is not some sort of benign, even quaint, historical reference.

GOP hopeful Bobby Jindal doubles down on Muslim ‘no-go zones’ in Europe

By Paul Singer — January 16, 2015
(RNS) When a Fox News "expert" claimed non-Muslims are not welcome in some European cities, Britain's prime minister "thought it must be April Fools' Day." But the Louisiana governor's planned speech repeats the charge.

Gov. Bobby Jindal to keynote Liberty University’s commencement ceremony

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — April 16, 2014
(RNS) Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Roman Catholic, will give the keynote at the evangelical university Jerry Falwell founded.

GUEST COMMENTARY: First Amendment protects everybody’s religious freedom

By Charles C. Haynes — July 23, 2012

(RNS) Attempts to favor one faith -- historically Protestant Christianity -- over others in the public square are doomed to fail in the new religious America of the 21st century. But that won't stop many in the majority from trying. By Charles C. Haynes.

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