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At First Baptist Dallas, white evangelicals line up for Trump’s second coming
By Jacob Lupfer — December 21, 2021
(RNS) — At First Baptist Dallas, Trump continues to reassemble his faith coalition ahead of 2024.
Bishop John Shelby Spong, firebrand who championed LGBTQ inclusion, has died
By Bob Smietana — September 12, 2021
(RNS) — Spong made headlines when he ordained the first openly gay male priest in the Episcopal Church.
Bill O’Reilly greeted by pope hours before Fox News announces ouster
By Josephine McKenna — April 19, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) O'Reilly, who last year challenged the pope’s views on immigration and promised to convince him of the need for reform, shook hands briefly with the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics at the Vatican.
Jesus is all over the small screen, and that’s no accident
By Patrick Ryan — March 30, 2015
"We didn't make Sunday-school programming," says Hollywood producer Mark Burnett. "We made stuff that was accurate to the Bible, but realistic, and didn't feel like it had been made on a shoestring budget."
Meet the Muslim actor playing Jesus in Bill O’Reilly’s ‘Killing Jesus’
By Jonathan Merritt — March 24, 2015
(RNS) Haaz Sleiman says he -- and other Muslims -- have much to learn from Jesus' example.
Why a Muslim actor plays Jesus in Bill O’Reilly’s ‘Killing Jesus’ TV special
By Jonathan Merritt — March 23, 2015
Ridley Scott said he couldn't make a film starring "Mohammad so-and-so from such-and-such." But when his adaptation of "Killing Jesus" debuts this week, a Lebanese-born Muslim will star as Jesus.
Obama was right: It’s time for Christians to reflect
By Jonathan Merritt — February 12, 2015
The president's comments at the National Prayer Breakfast infuriated some conservative Christians, but most of their denunciations ignore or even twist the facts. When our anger burns against others we should pause to reflect on our own evil impulses and behaviors.
The 10 most read ‘Faitheist’ stories of 2014
By Chris Stedman — January 1, 2015
As we begin 2015, here's a look back at the most read 'Faitheist' posts from last year—from whether or not atheists can be fundamentalists to why atheists shouldn't call religion a mental illness.
The ‘War on Christmas’ is actually a war on atheist voices
By Chris Stedman — December 24, 2014
If I was basing my impression on what I see reported on by Fox News and other networks, I would not think that less than 15 percent of atheists are anti-theists. In fact, I would assume the opposite.
Discussing the “War on Christmas” with Bill O’Reilly
By Chris Stedman — December 21, 2013
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to appear on to the Fox News program “The O’Reilly Factor” to discuss a new Christmas-themed billboard put up by American Atheists. I’ve expanded on my thoughts about this issue in a new piece for CNN Belief: The “War on Christmas:” what —or who—is it good for? […]
Candida Moss debunks the ‘myth’ of Christian persecution
By Lauren Markoe — May 14, 2013
(RNS) Growing up Catholic in England, Candida Moss felt secure in life, yet learned in church that Christians have been persecuted since the dawn of Christianity. As an adult and a theologian, she wants to set the record straight.
5 dumbest things said about the Boston Marathon Explosions: Fox News, (some) Republicans
By Omid Safi — April 27, 2013
The purpose is not (merely) to expose and ridicule—ok, maybe there is a touch of that—but rather to shine the light on areas of shortcoming that we, all of us, will have to deal with if we are to get to a more beautiful place than we are right now.
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.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Blood on the hands of both sides in culture wars
By Tom Krattenmaker — August 28, 2012
(RNS) Thank you, Family Research Council, for now conceding what conservative groups have been loath to acknowledge in recent years: the truth that incendiary rhetoric indeed does contribute to a climate conducive to politically motivated violence. By Tom Krattenmaker.
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