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One more time, evangelicals head to Hill on immigration reform
By Adelle M. Banks — April 29, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Trying yet again with new voices added to their cause, more than 250 evangelical pastors came to Washington on Tuesday to continue their push for Congress to enact immigration reform.
American Bible Society to sell 12-story NYC building
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — March 25, 2014
NEW YORK (RNS) The American Bible Society will sell its 12-story building on Broadway, vacating prime real estate in the heart of Manhattan that served a host of evangelical ministries.
Hobby Lobby’s Steve Green stands on faith against Obamacare mandate
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 17, 2014
(RNS) Hobby Lobby President Steve Green, with a life steeped in faith, may be the ideal plaintiff in the looming Supreme Court showdown over religious freedom and the Affordable Cate Act contraception mandate.
Behind the numbers: Religious ‘nones’ may not be who you think they are
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 13, 2014
The number of people who claim no religious brand is climbing the statistical ranks, but these "nones" may not be who you think they are.
Atheist-turned-believer Sara Miles’ radical Ash Wednesday practice
By Jonathan Merritt — March 5, 2014
A former atheist in San Francisco decides to step out of her church and take Ash Wednesday to the streets.
How the Christian story is the greatest ever told
By Jonathan Merritt — March 4, 2014
Author and priest Dwight Longenecker argues that the Christian story is more than a myth and the greatest story ever told.
The business case for religious freedom: Q&A with Brian J. Grim
By Brian Pellot — February 28, 2014
We often hear about religious freedom in the context of human rights and national security. Brian J. Grim, founding president of the new Religious Freedom & Business Foundation, argues that religious freedom is just as important for mom and pop shops and global economies.
Survey: Americans turn sharply favorable on gay issues
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — February 26, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) A new survey finds the rapid shift toward favoring LGBT rights in the past decade has a wide impact on American religious and political life.
Is Salt Lake City the “most godless” city in America? Try again
By Jana Riess — January 31, 2014
Mormon-dominated Salt Lake City ranks lowest among US cities in Bible reading. Um, what?
What evangelicals miss in the marijuana debate
By Jonathan Merritt — January 27, 2014
The debate over marijuana legalization has reignited, but some evangelicals are ignoring a critical part of the debate.
Nazi ban * Blasphemy in Greece * Anti-gay Africa: Religious Freedom Recap: Jan. 20-27
By Brian Pellot — January 27, 2014
Israel considers a ban on Nazi symbols. Greece evokes its blasphemy laws to jail a man for poking fun of a monk on Facebook. And anti-gay laws are passed or challenged in Nigeria, Uganda and Malawi.
Dinesh D’Souza wanted you to buy this Christmas tree
By Laura Turner — December 30, 2013
The end of the year is a great time to think back over all the American human race has accomplished. There will be no shortage of retrospectives across the Internet: Celebrity deaths, strangest letters to Dear Prudence, best Longform reads, top Christian songs. Tomorrow, I’ll share a retrospective of my own in the form of some […]
Isaac Hunter, son of Obama spiritual adviser Joel Hunter, dead in apparent suicide
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — December 10, 2013
(RNS) Isaac Hunter, 36 and father of three, had resigned from his megachurch pulpit after he admitted that he had engaged in an affair with a staff member.
10 Christians to Follow on Twitter
By Jana Riess — December 4, 2013
A big part of why I love Twitter is the real-time exposure it gives me to interesting people, including writers whose work I have enjoyed. Here are ten Christian writers who have offered me something marvelous or cool or significant or funny in Birdland.
COMMENTARY: 10 reasons why evangelicals should read Pope Francis
By John Fea — November 27, 2013
(RNS) While most American evangelicals do not usually read papal pronouncements, it would be a shame if we did not familiarize ourselves with Francis’ newest document, for there is much in it that evangelicals could embrace.
