Sarah Pulliam Bailey
Sarah Pulliam Bailey is a national correspondent for RNS, covering how faith intersects with politics, culture and other news. She previously served as online editor for Christianity Today where she remains an editor-at-large.
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Two Baptist institutions with controversial leaders face accreditation trouble
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 23, 2014
(RNS) The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges recently voted to remove Brewton-Parker College in Georgia from membership one year after it placed the school on probation over finances.
Kate Kelly, Mormon women’s group founder, excommunicated from church
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 23, 2014
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) A panel of judges has moved to excommunicate Kate Kelly, a founder of the group Ordain Women, on charges of apostasy.
Meet the ‘evangelical’ Catholics who are remaking the GOP
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 16, 2014
(RNS) In today's Republican Party, a number of factors have forged a new religious identity that supersedes familiar old categories.
ISIS explained * World Cup v. Ramadan * Divestment debates: Monday’s Roundup
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 16, 2014
The group responsible for turmoil in Iraq is explained. Ramadan will overlap with the World Cup finals. And denominations are debating divestments from Israel.
Union Seminary pulls investments from the ‘sin’ of fossil fuels
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 11, 2014
(RNS) “We have sinned, and we see this divestment as an act of repentance for Union,” Union President Serene Jones says. “Climate change poses a catastrophic threat. As stewards of God’s creation, we simply must act to stop this sin.”
Bieber baptism? * World Cup * Secular Coalition’s embezzlement: Monday’s Roundup
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 9, 2014
Reports suggest Justin Bieber may have gotten baptized. The Catholic Church is giving Brazil a "red card" for the money spent on the World Cup. And a report suggests an embezzlement took place at the Secular Coalition.
Shooting takes place at Christian university in Seattle
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 5, 2014
A lone gunman has killed one and wounded at least three others on Thursday at Seattle Pacific University, a Christian university of about 4,000 near downtown Seattle. One of the victims, a man in his 20s, has died, according to reports. A female victim was in critical condition and in surgery. Two men are in satisfactory condition. […]
The decline of biblical literalism and the rise of secularism in one chart
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 5, 2014
(RNS) About one in five Americans view the Bible in secular terms, described as ancient "fables, legends, history, and moral precepts recorded by man."
Is pulpit plagiarism on the rise? Some blame the Internet
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 4, 2014
(RNS) Plagiarism has been a long-standing issue among pastors, who are expected to churn out fresh content each week for sermons while in some cases also penning best-selling books.
The best tweets from #AddAWordRuinATheologian trend
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 3, 2014
Following trends like #AddaWordRuinaChristianBook, Christians take to Twitter for a little bit of fun.
Survey: Majorities support requiring companies to abide by controversial contraception mandate
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 2, 2014
(RNS) The poll from Public Religion Research Institute comes as the Supreme Court prepares to issue its decision in a challenge to the contraception mandate filed by the evangelical owners of the Hobby Lobby arts and crafts chain.
Bowe’s release * Meriam’s sentence * Ann Davis’s faith: Monday’s Roundup
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 2, 2014
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was released from Afghanistan after a controversial negotiation. Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese woman sentenced to death for marrying a Christian, is still in prison. And after Hollywood, the Brady Bunch's Alice was focused on her faith.
Conservative United Methodists say divide over sexuality is ‘irreconcilable’
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — May 23, 2014
(RNS) Ten years after rejecting an “amicable separation” as premature, conservatives within the United Methodist Church now say a divorce is inevitable.
Pope at commencement? * Firing squad * Missionary stabbed: Monday’s Roundup
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — May 19, 2014
Students in Dallas want Pope Francis as their commencement speaker. A Utah lawmaker wants to bring back the firing squad as a form of execution. A missionary has been stabbed to death in Haiti.
Megachurch pastors leave Reformed evangelical network amid child abuse scandal
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — May 18, 2014
Joshua Harris and C.J. Mahaney are no longer on the Gospel Coalition's council, the latest casualties in an ongoing struggle with sex abuse that has overshadowed some of the biggest names in evangelicalism.
