Evangelical
The blood libel against Planned Parenthood
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 28, 2016
You know what happened with Planned Parenthood this week? Jews get it. Totally.
Rabbi who nurtured evangelical love for Israel courts black churches
By Lauren Markoe — January 27, 2016
(RNS) Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein builds a biblical bond between African-American churches and modern-day Israel.
Mormon-produced romantic comedy series premieres today
By Jana Riess — January 27, 2016
A Mormon romantic comedy about Adam and Eve sets the scene: God destined them to be together, but she's just not that into him.
Ted Cruz’s evangelical problem (COMMENTARY)
By Mark Silk — January 26, 2016
(RNS) There’s got to be something more that’s made a lot of evangelicals wary of throwing their support to Cruz, and I think I know what it is.
Trump gets official and unofficial endorsements from 2 leading evangelicals
By Lauren Markoe — January 26, 2016
(RNS) Jerry Falwell Jr. gave the official endorsement; Robert Jeffress of First Baptist in Dallas, the unofficial one.
Eugene Borowitz taught about God, good and evil, and even Woody Allen
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 26, 2016
Eugene Borowitz was my thinker and role model. Here is what he taught all of us.
Hillary on Christian faith: it’s about love and service, not judgment
By David P. Gushee — January 26, 2016
Hillary Clinton defends a love and service version of Christianity congenial to mainline Protestants and contrasting with her GOP foes.
Millennials and abuse: We can learn from this hopeful generation
By Boz Tchividjian — January 25, 2016
What can millennials teach us about confronting and ending abuse?
Wife of Iran-held pastor hopes to rebuild marriage
By Reuters — January 23, 2016
But Naghmeh Abedini is not rushing the reunion.
Wheaton faculty recommends college drop actions against professor
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 21, 2016
CHICAGO (RNS) The faculty council said it has “grave concerns” about the process the college followed in its efforts to fire Larycia Hawkins.
3 reasons Mormons don’t corner the market on truth
By Jana Riess — January 21, 2016
Mormons have sometimes staked our truth claims too forcefully, forgetting important pieces of scripture that remind us that God is a whole lot bigger than our religion.
Pastor who was freed by Iran rests with his family at Billy Graham retreat center
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 21, 2016
(RNS) Iranian-American pastor Saeed Abedini arrived in Asheville, N.C., on Thursday afternoon and was greeted by his parents, his sister, and the Rev. Franklin Graham.
Pornography: A Christian crisis or overblown issue?
By Jonathan Merritt — January 20, 2016
The Barna Group has released a sweeping study of pornography usage and attitudes in America. How concerned should we be?
