evangelicals
Santorum shows the Religious Right isn’t dead yet
(RNS) Does Rick Santorum's surge also mark the resurrection of the Religious Right? After Santorum's big primary wins in Alabama and Mississippi, the born-again bigwigs who endorsed him last year may be having the last laugh. By David Gibson.
U.S. Christians hope for an ‘ecumenical spring’
(RNS) For years, church unity supporters have wrung their hands and talked of an "ecumenical winter." But after a decade of modest progress, some have hopes that they may have entered a new ecumenical spring. By Adelle M. Banks.
Mitt Romney trouncing Rick Santorum among Catholics
(RNS) A new analysis shows Mitt Romney trouncing Rick Santorum among Catholic voters, but evangelicals have yet to embrace him. By Daniel Burke.
‘BUBBA’ and other new names rejected by Southern Baptists
(RNS) As Southern Baptist Convention leaders recently weighed changing their denomination’s name, they were bombarded with suggestions. Hundreds of them. Here are some of the more intriguing rejects. By Adelle M. Banks.
You’ve heard of evangelicals, but just who are they?
(RNS) Evangelicals are all over the news, but just who are these Christians? "Actually, that's a question, I'd like to ask somebody, too," evangelist Billy Graham once said. Here's a primer about these religious types, their history, faith and politics. By Peggy Fletcher Stack.