evangelicals
Americans like Jews, Catholics and mainline Protestants. Evangelicals, not so much.
By Yonat Shimron — March 15, 2023
(RNS) — A new Pew Research poll finds that only 18% of nonevangelical Americans had favorable opinions of evangelicals; 32% had somewhat unfavorable views.
Israel is in trouble
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 16, 2023
Giving new meaning to: "The call is coming from inside the house."
Why right-wing populism should worry us all
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 3, 2023
(RNS) — Religion can make you better, or it can make you worse. A podcast on white evangelical populism in America.
In ‘God made a fighter’ ad, DeSantis paves way to replace Trump as anointed one
By Jack Jenkins — November 7, 2022
(RNS) — DeSantis may be positioning himself as the heir to Trump's Christian nationalist base.
National Association of Evangelicals launches racial justice collaborative
By Adelle M. Banks — April 13, 2022
(RNS) — The initiative comes at a time when other evangelical organizations have also attempted to work on race relations in long-term initiatives.
Study: Christians, Jews and Muslims encounter workplace discrimination differently
By Alejandra Molina — March 16, 2022
(RNS) — Rachel Schneider, one of the report’s authors, said workers often experienced religious discrimination in the form of microaggressions — such as stereotyping and othering.
Evangelicalism isn’t dying, and Catholics are going Republican
By Jana Riess — March 8, 2022
(RNS) — Sociologist Ryan Burge does some myth-busting about American religion, tackling the narratives that evangelical Christians are in a serious decline, that only lapsed Christians voted for Trump and that people who leave religion also no longer believe in God. All are untrue, he says.
Bradley Nassif, Orthodox theologian, on why Americans should care about Ukraine
By Bob Smietana — February 25, 2022
(RNS) — The Orthodox theologian who once taught at an evangelical school warns that Russia's invasion of Ukraine should worry Americans who care about religious freedom.
Next year in Kyiv?
By Diana Butler Bass — February 24, 2022
(RNS) — When it comes to Russian Orthodoxy, Kyiv is essentially Jerusalem, and this is a conflict over who will have control of Orthodoxy — Moscow or Constantinople.
Woke war: How social justice and CRT became heresy for evangelicals
By Bob Smietana — February 7, 2022
(RNS) —The political ‘woke war’ has spilled over into churches — a trend that will likely continue.
At Milwaukee church, refugees find welcome from a less suspicious time
By Bob Smietana — January 10, 2022
(RNS) — At a diverse multi-ethnic church, refugees and immigrants find a home at a time when many evangelicals view newcomers with suspicion.
A surge of evangelicals in Spain, fueled by Latin Americans
By Alberto Arce — January 4, 2022
SALAMANCA, Spain (AP) — The numbers reflect huge surges in Spain's migrant population and are producing profound changes in in a country long dominated by the Catholic church.
Evangelicals a rising force inside Argentine prisons
By Rodrigo Abd and German De Los Santos — December 28, 2021
ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) — The loud noise from the opening of an iron door marks Jorge Anguilante’s exit from the Pinero prison every Saturday. He heads home for 24 hours to minister at a small evangelical church he started in a garage in Argentina’s most violent city. Before he walks through the door, guards remove […]
Stories of racism permeate ‘Let’s Talk’ evangelical reconciliation kickoff event
By Adelle M. Banks — November 18, 2021
(RNS) — ‘We believe both the spirit and clear moral imperatives of scripture require the Christian community to lead the way in defeating racial bigotry,’ reads the initiative’s statement.
Michael Flynn, American theologian
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 16, 2021
(RNS) — Someone needs a basic lesson in the Constitution. That would be Michael Flynn.
