evangelicals
In ‘Exvangelicals,’ Sarah McCammon looks at the fragility and power of religion
By Bob Smietana — March 20, 2024
(RNS) — While covering Donald Trump, NPR correspondent Sarah McCammon discovered a community of people who, like herself, no longer felt at home in the evangelical world they'd been raised in.
Racism and the American Church with Jemar Tisby
By Ray Kirstein — March 9, 2024
Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Dr. Jemar Tisby, author of "The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church's Complicity in Racism" and "How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Towards Racial Justice"
During Gaza war, evangelicals have become Israel’s best friend
By Bob Smietana and Yonat Shimron — February 28, 2024
(RNS) — As criticism against Israel mounts and pressure for a ceasefire rises, Israeli leaders are working to shore up evangelical support.
Journalist Tim Alberta on American Evangelicals and Extremism
By Ray Kirstein — February 24, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with journalist Tim Alberta, best-selling author of the new book "The Kingdom, The Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism"
In Iowa and beyond, evangelical Christian voters follow their party more than their faith
By Bob Smietana — January 12, 2024
(RNS) — An evangelical kingmaker in Iowa warned that Donald Trump's campaign is doomed and is backing Ron DeSantis in the upcoming caucuses. Still, Trump seems poised for an easy win in Iowa and beyond.
Amid war in Israel and polarization in America, the Telos Group seeks peace
By Bob Smietana — November 30, 2023
(RNS) — For years, the Telos Group has worked on peacemaking in the Holy Land — and imagining a world where Israelis and Palestinians can both flourish. Their work continues despite the war in Gaza. And they've also begun to apply the principles of peacemaking to America’s polarization.
Survey: Mainline clergy are more liberal than their congregants
By Yonat Shimron — September 14, 2023
(RNS) — Mainline clergy are more supportive than their congregants of LGBTQ rights, more likely to have opposed the overturn of Roe v. Wade and less likely to believe America is in danger of losing its culture and identity.
Christian lawmakers push battle over church and state after Roe
By Henry Larson and Francesca D'Annunzio/News21 — September 13, 2023
(News21) — A group of Christian lawmakers has been busy reshaping America’s relationship with abortion, LGBTQ issues and religion. But their ultimate goal — bridging the separation between church and state — is far more ambitious.
Why Christian Nationalism makes American Christians less Christlike
By Andrew Whitehead — August 18, 2023
(RNS) — What if the greatest danger to the witness of Christianity in the United States wasn't an outside threat? What if the danger was closer to home and looked so familiar that it was able to evade detection?
Will Trump’s latest indictment hurt him with evangelical Christians? Probably not.
By Jack Jenkins — August 4, 2023
(RNS) — 'The majority of white evangelicals have accepted this idea that Trump wants what they want,' said Michael Wear, who runs The Center for Christianity and Public Life. 'I’m not sure this indictment changes that.'
In new book, Russell Moore urges evangelicals to stop lying and come back to Jesus
By Bob Smietana — July 25, 2023
(RNS) — Once a rising star among Southern Baptists, Moore lost his job after criticizing Donald Trump and standing by abuse survivors.
Kansas City prophet calls for 21-day fast and prayer for ‘salvation of Israel’
By Yonat Shimron — May 8, 2023
(RNS) — Mike Bickle of the International House of Prayer Kansas City has launched a 21-day fast and prayer intended to hasten Jesus' return.
‘Duck Dynasty’-backed Gen Z Jesus musical ‘His Story’ to debut in Texas
By Kathryn Post — April 21, 2023
(RNS) — Written by then-16-year-old homeschooler Anna Miriam Brown, the show is coming to the stage thanks to Broadway vets and evangelical celebrities.
Most adults in US, 16 other nations say belief in God, morality not always linked
By Adelle M. Banks — April 20, 2023
(RNS) — Pew Research Center released the findings — that also hold true among most of those affiliated with a religion — from its Global Attitudes Survey.
Survey: Catholic biblical literalists more likely to have anti-Jewish views
By Jack Jenkins — March 23, 2023
(RNS) — Researchers said the findings showcase a lack of understanding about U.S. Catholics regarding church teaching.
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