In April 2017, Franklin Graham tweeted a photo of his 2015 meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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When Franklin Graham met Putin
(RNS) — American evangelicals' efforts to cultivate ties with Russia were highlighted by a 2015 meeting Graham and Russia's president.
Fighting intolerance, Ahmadi Muslims have won unlikely allies
The Ahmadi community's meeting in the UK this week drew religious freedom advocates close to President Trump.
Timing is everything in Pennsylvania’s clergy sexual abuse report
Those deciphering the impending grand jury findings, Tom Reese writes, should focus on when the abuse occurred.
Willow Creek offers lessons in accountability
Clever innovations draw crowds, says Jacob Lupfer, but churches that are afraid to hold a leader accountable will find trouble.
Is this biblical food the next foodie fad?
At the Museum of the Bible's restaurant, a chef serves a homegrown version of manna.
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Houses of worship mobilize for back-to-school time
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Headed for a larger stage, Nadia Bolz-Weber leaves her ‘house’ in order
Seen as a rebel when she founded Denver's House for All Saints and Sinners, Nadia Bolz-Weber leaves her church as a model for mainline Protestant outreach.
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How Mormonism can save America
Mormonism's "white horse prophecy" is bogus, except when it's not.
Shane Claiborne: Christians are why the death penalty lives on
Eighty-five percent of executions in the past 40 years have taken place in the Bible Belt and in states whose governors profess to follow Jesus, writes Shane Claiborne.
