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Eugene Peterson lectures at University Presbyterian Church in Seattle in May 2009. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons
Need to know: Thursday, July 13, 2017
Best-selling author Eugene Peterson changes his mind on gay marriage
“I wouldn’t have said this 20 years ago, but now I know a lot of people who are gay and lesbian and they seem to have as good a spiritual life as I do,’ said the Christian pastor.
Notable Christians who’ve had a change of heart on LGBT issues
These 10 people have publicly broken with Christian hardline positions against same-sex marriage.
Trump touts support from evangelicals, Putin friendship in Robertson interview
Conversation with the host of “The 700 Club” comes as new evidence of possible collusion with the Russians to influence the 2016 election was released.
The ’Splainer: What is Transcendentalism?
The author of ‘Walden; or, Life in the Woods,’ who was born 200 years ago this week, was a Transcendentalist.
Christian movie studio donates $25,000 to rebuild Ten Commandments monument in Arkansas
Donation from Pure Flix will rebuild monument destroyed by a driver on June 28.
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Evangelical supporters meet with, pray for Trump
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A leader who attended a daylong meeting that featured the impromptu gathering with the president said the events were 'not at all' related to Russia.
Amid partisan din, Sen. James Lankford walks a fine line: Pastor and politician
Each weekend, the former youth pastor flies from Washington, D.C. to Oklahoma and worships at a large Southern Baptist congregation in this Bible Belt state capital.
Protestant churches embrace gluten-free bread for Communion as Vatican reaffirms ban
Gluten or no gluten — the difference is theological.
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Are Chinese Christians persecuted? Not exactly
I saw no sign of it last month when I visited Harbin, a city of ten million in the northeastern province of Heilongjian.
Why we need to take the spiritual aspect of sports more seriously
(RNS) — Understanding what’s truly important in sports, by getting guidance beyond wins and losses, is what can give sports power beyond the fields of play.
Euthanasia, dignity and ‘spirituality lite’
Christianity is not the only anti-bathos-faith, but it is representative of values unlikely to be surrendered by those in any community or tradition who celebrate dignity more than advertised self-affirmation.
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