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How Christians have gotten temptation wrong
By Jonathan Merritt — August 27, 2015
Tim Chaddick, founding pastor of Reality LA, thinks Christians can reclaim a biblical view of life's forbidden fruits.
‘Post-traumatic church syndrome’? Yep, it’s a thing
By Jonathan Merritt — August 25, 2015
(RNS) Reba Riley, a "former Evangelical Poster Child," describes her struggle to heal from wounds inflicted by institutional Christianity in a millennial memoir of spiritual exploration.
Post-traumatic church syndrome? Yep, it’s a thing.
By Jonathan Merritt — August 24, 2015
In her hilarious and raw memoir, "Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome," Reba Riley describes her struggle to heal from wounds inflicted by institutional Christianity. Here she talks about healing.
A growing Christian fascination with darkness
By Jonathan Merritt — August 19, 2015
Popular Christian teacher and author Nancy Ortberg joins a cadre of Christians who've set out to explore darkness in recent years.
Christian moviemakers opt for black cast after glut of whitewashed Bible films
By Jonathan Merritt — August 12, 2015
The movie industry has a long history of casting white actors to play African and Middle Eastern Bible characters. But religious audiences can witness a stark departure from this trend when Sony's “War Room” hits theaters on August 28.
Carl Lentz on how Hillsong Church is becoming ‘gay welcoming’ without compromising their convictions
By Jonathan Merritt — August 10, 2015
Hillsong Church says they are a "gay welcoming" congregation, even though they are not gay affirming. Hillsong pastor Carl Lents explains how they are attempting to think through and navigate this difficult issue.
Why Survivor’s ‘Broadway Boyfriends’ will keep singing with Hillsong Church
By Jonathan Merritt — August 10, 2015
The church says the gay celebrities can’t serve as leaders and don’t support their ‘lifestyle.’ But Josh Canfield and Reed Kelly aren’t going anywhere. It's a love story.
Giveaway! Share your own PTCS history and win a signed copy of “Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome” — and a $50 Amazon gift card
By Jana Riess — August 7, 2015
Do you have Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome? If so, enter to win a copy of Reba Riley's memoir, and possibly an Amazon gift card. You totally deserve something for all that past trauma. You're welcome.
Interview: Russell Moore on religious liberty, Franklin Graham, and why he started out as a Democrat
By Jonathan Merritt — August 3, 2015
The prominent conservative Christian leader answers RNS' Jonathan Merritt's tough questions about current issues.
Russell Moore: Pope Francis for evangelicals?
By Jonathan Merritt — August 3, 2015
Both are powerful, fresh-faced religious leaders of massive conservative Christian bodies whose behaviors and statements excite, infuriate, and confuse both conservatives and progressives by turns. Are they paving the way for a future expression of faith that we've only begun to imagine?
Brothers and sisters, you are not professional journalists
By Jonathan Merritt — July 28, 2015
When Christians speak ignorantly about journalism, they compromise their credibility on more important matters.
Southern Baptists cozy up to GOP after pulling back
By Jonathan Merritt — July 24, 2015
Southern Baptists are platforming Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio at their forthcoming mission conference, but in April they disinvited Ben Carson from their pastors' conference. When it comes to partisanship, it looks like America's largest Protestant denomination has taken one step forward and two steps back.
3 Christian Colleges recognize LGBT employees can be Christian, too
By Eliel Cruz — July 23, 2015
By opening their doors to same-sex couples and transgender people they signal all are valued because of their faith, not in spite of it.
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.
Some say Apostle Paul was sexist, but this mainline mega-pastor calls him ‘an exemplar’
By Jonathan Merritt — July 21, 2015
Pastor of America's most influential mainline Protestant church wants Christians to give the Apostle Paul a second look. "Paul gives us an exemplar for the way in which God calls all believers to live," he says.
