Kirsten Powers
A controversial take: Proposing grace has a place in today’s toxic discourse
By Scot McKnight — November 9, 2021
(RNS) — CNN political analyst Kirsten Powers’ new book, ‘Saving Grace,’ is not a theological study but instead a personal, social and political proposal on how to take grace into the divisive public square.
Weathering the Age of Rage
By Roxanne Stone — November 3, 2021
Katelyn and Roxy are joined by political analyst Kirsten Powers as they ask: can you stay centered in an age of extremes?
Unlike most Christian women’s conferences, the Ally Virtual Tour isn’t shying away from politics
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 7, 2020
(RNS) — The four-week Ally Tour kicked off Monday (Oct. 5) and brings together a number of female Christian leaders to discuss faith, gender, race and politics in the countdown to the 2020 presidential election.
To save our politics, we need new ways to think and speak about abortion
By Charles C. Camosy — May 31, 2019
(RNS) — When it comes to talking about abortion, restricting people to a simplistic 'pro-life' or 'pro-choice' identity creates the mother of all antagonistic binaries.
On Planned Parenthood controversy, ‘The New York Times’ swings and whiffs
By Jonathan Merritt — July 22, 2015
By sidestepping the elements of the story that have outraged Americans, it’s as if the editorial board is trying to prove true the conservatives who claim their paper is run by left-leaning elitists.
3 reasons we’re afraid to talk about hell
By Jonathan Merritt — April 24, 2014
A majority of Americans believe in heaven and hell, yet they shy away from discussing the latter. Here's three reasons why.
Does the Bible prohibit providing services for same-sex weddings? Theologians weigh in.
By Jonathan Merritt — February 26, 2014
Top Christian theologians offer their perspectives on recent debates about whether Christians should serve same-sex couples getting married. Their opinions surprisingly differ from many mainstream voices dominating the conversation.
MLK would agree with Kirsten Powers on serving same-sex couples
By Jonathan Merritt — February 20, 2014
RNS' Jonathan Merritt uncovers a lesser known lecture by Martin Luther King, Jr. with implications for America's current religious liberty debate.
Three reasons the American church is ignoring Christian persecution
By Jonathan Merritt — October 1, 2013
Millions of Christians are being persecuted around the world. Here's why much of the American church ignores it.
Karpen case will reveal if media learned lesson from Gosnell
By Jonathan Merritt — June 4, 2013
Some say the alleged atrocities of abortionist Douglas Karpen are "worse than Gosnell," but is anyone listening?
Fox News’ evangelical Democrat: An interview with Kirsten Powers
By Jonathan Merritt — April 10, 2013
Fox News' Kirsten Powers is both an evangelical and a Democrat. Here she talks about media bias, faith, and her take on the hot button topics of gun control and gay marriage.
Fox News’ evangelical Democrat: An interview with Kirsten Powers
By Jonathan Merritt — April 10, 2013
Fox News' Kirsten Powers is both an evangelical and a Democrat. Here she talks about media bias, faith, and her take on the hot button topics of gun control and gay marriage.
In the Middle East, not America, Christians are actually persecuted
By Jonathan Merritt — April 3, 2013
Some American Christians have a persecution complex. Recent events in places like the Middle East demonstrate what actual persecution looks like.
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