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Why do Protestants love Pope Francis? EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo weighs in.
By Jonathan Merritt — December 2, 2013
Protestants are falling in love with Pope Francis. A leading Roman Catholic thinker explains why.
More allegations of plagiarism surface against Mark Driscoll
By Jonathan Merritt — November 27, 2013
Mega-church pastor faces at least four allegations of plagiarism involving two of his books.
Mark Driscoll accused of plagiarism by radio host
By Jonathan Merritt — November 22, 2013
Janet Mefford accuses Pastor Mark Driscoll of plagiarizing in his recent book during a heated radio interview.
Are Christian conferences sexist? ‘The Nines’ controversy prompts reflection.
By Jonathan Merritt — November 13, 2013
When a popular blogger accuses a major Christian event of gender discrimination, RNS' Jonathan Merritt decides to take stock of the industry itself.
Was Jesus a feminist? Author Sarah Bessey thinks so.
By Jonathan Merritt — November 11, 2013
Sarah Bessey's book, "Jesus Feminist", is reigniting age-old debates on Christianity and gender.
King David misunderstood says Yale scholar: Politician, psalmist, adulterer and more
By Jonathan Merritt — October 31, 2013
Yale's Joel Baden says that we've misunderstood the iconic faith figure.
Mark Driscoll makes pacifists fighting mad
By Jonathan Merritt — October 24, 2013
Christian leaders respond to mega-church pastor Mark Driscoll's controversial article.
Divisive pastor Mark Driscoll says Christians should stop infighting
By Jonathan Merritt — October 23, 2013
Mark Driscoll, known for his divisive rhetoric, says Christians should make peace.
Evangelical adoption movement attacked…again
By Jonathan Merritt — September 24, 2013
The evangelical adoption movement is under attack, mostly from the left.
The misfit pastor: An interview with Nadia Bolz-Weber
By Jonathan Merritt — September 11, 2013
The unconventional Lutheran pastor and author talks about her salty, provocative spiritual memoir.
From ‘Full House’ to ‘Modern Family’: Ten shows that forced us to reimagine the American family
By Jonathan Merritt — September 10, 2013
Ten shows from the 1960s until today that radically reshaped America's definition of family.
On Syrian conflict, three Christian perspectives
By Jonathan Merritt — September 3, 2013
As America considers military intervention in Syria, Christians gravitate toward three perspectives.
Three things I learned from Thabiti Anyabwile’s gay rant
By Jonathan Merritt — August 27, 2013
A blog post by a prominent Christian author and pastor provokes widespread response. Here are three things the article can teach us.
Christians and the myth of the “hookup culture”
By Jonathan Merritt — August 22, 2013
Some conservative Christians decry a growing "hookup culture" among America's youth. New data shows they are wrong.
An intelligent defense of Intelligent Design: An interview with Stephen Meyer
By Jonathan Merritt — August 20, 2013
Stephen Myer, author of Darwin's Doubt, attempts to combine Biblical fidelity with scientific rigor.
