Protestant
How the decline of white Protestants in South Carolina was exaggerated
By Tobin Grant — February 23, 2016
Turns out, comparing 2007 and 2015 is like comparing apples and pears: similar but not the same.
Trump’s spat with the pope will cost him in New York (COMMENTARY)
By Rex Smith — February 23, 2016
(RNS) Taking on the pope didn't hurt Trump in South Carolina. But in a few weeks when GOP primaries are staged in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania -- with their Catholic concentrations -- it may seem less wise.
South Africa’s Anglican bishops move toward gay inclusion
By Fredrick Nzwili — February 23, 2016
(RNS) If the Provincial Synod adopts the resolution, the South African church will be the first African province of the Anglican Communion to welcome gays and lesbians as full members, though it will still bar gay marriages.
Trump, Cruz popularity represents two very different Christian failures (COMMENTARY)
By David P. Gushee — February 22, 2016
(RNS) In the Christian moral formation of these supposed Christians they have not been offered an adequate inoculation against the kind of politics Trump represents.
Why Obamacare’s contraception mandate hurts minority religions (COMMENTARY)
By Frank Pavone — February 19, 2016
(RNS) If the government is allowed to determine the veracity of religious doctrines familiar to most everyone, what will happen to Americans whose beliefs are less known or understood?
What kind of fool is Trump? (COMMENTARY)
By Robert M. Franklin — February 19, 2016
(RNS) Trump has found himself in an adversarial posture with the Holy, and may now be eligible for the kind of breakthrough mission in the kingdom of God that can be found in the Bible.
What was wrong with my Mormon mission
By Jana Riess — February 19, 2016
When Scott Miller served his LDS mission in Sweden, it was a Lutheran minister who taught him what a mission ought to look like.
Jim Wallis on racism, reparations, and whether he supports #BlackLivesMatter
By Jonathan Merritt — February 18, 2016
The prominent Christian leader talks about racism, the "Black Lives Matter" movement, and whether he supports reparations.
Anglican bishop: It is a Christian duty to give blood, organs
By Trevor Grundy — February 16, 2016
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Christians and their families need reassurance that there are no theological problems with giving blood or tissue, says an Anglican bishop.
The great evangelical divorce: continuing the conversation
By David P. Gushee — February 15, 2016
The author responds to numerous questions about his latest post saying conservative and progressive evangelicals are heading for a divorce.
Whither Wheaton? An evangelical college ponders its future
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 12, 2016
(RNS) The conflict between the school and a professor who tried to show solidarity with Muslims is itself emblematic of where American evangelicalism is today.
No, St. Francis didn’t say that. (Or Thomas Merton. Or Buddha. Or C.S. Lewis.) Where do we get these fake religion memes?
By Jana Riess — February 11, 2016
The "Prayer of St. Francis" was not written by St. Francis, and many other great religious quotes can't be traced to the famous people whose names are memed with them.
Confused by (dis)organized religion? Use this interactive tool to see how faiths fit together
By Tobin Grant — February 11, 2016
Explore what makes up the mosaic of American religious traditions.
Charleston shooting survivor Jennifer Pinckney: ‘I want to carry on (Clementa’s) work’
By Jesse James DeConto — February 10, 2016
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) Jennifer Pinckney survived the Charleston massacre that took her husband’s life and the lives of eight others. “I want him to smile down on us. I want him to be proud," she said at a Duke University event.
No time on Ash Wednesday? There’s a drive-thru for that
By Sally Morrow — February 10, 2016
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. (RNS) This United Church of Christ congregation is part of a growing trend.
