Russell Moore
Southern Baptist leader: Donald Trump a ‘lost’ soul who must repent
By David Gibson — June 5, 2016
(RNS) Russell Moore has not been afraid to mix it up with Trump, and now he's at it again, saying the presumptive GOP presidential nominee must "repent of sin and come to faith in Jesus Christ."
How the politics behind the bathroom wars hark back to old race-baiting
By Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove — May 19, 2016
(RNS) Officials in many Southern state governments believe the only way they can win re-election is to focus attention on an enemy. Transgender people, it seems, are the scapegoat of 2016.
3 reasons conservative Christians will lose the transgender debate
By Jonathan Merritt — May 14, 2016
Conservative Christians are repeating the same mistakes they once made in the fight over LGBT rights and marriage. As a result, they are doomed to lose gender debates.
Russell Moore: The real meaning of transgender bathrooms
By Russell Moore — May 13, 2016
What's really happening is a concerted effort to deny the truth of the Bible about who we are as men and women, says a Southern Baptist theologian.
Holy Twitter! Trump takes on a top Baptist theologian
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — May 9, 2016
(RNS) There's a holier-than-thou Twitter smackdown underway between The Donald and a top Southern Baptist theologian.
Evangelicals must confront the ethical dilemma of partisanship
By Jacob Lupfer — May 2, 2016
(RNS) Political parties need vigorous moral and philosophical debate, and that will not happen if evangelicals oppose all Democrats as a matter of course.
Applause, dismay, confusion over pope’s words
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — April 8, 2016
(RNS) “Joy of Love” is getting a mixed reaction from U.S. Catholics and others.
Election campaign makes some evangelicals reject name
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 15, 2016
(RNS) Support for Trump among many evangelicals is the last straw.
Trump wins big among nominal evangelicals, less so among most devout
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 2, 2016
(RNS) Self-identification as an evangelical is "a broad brush" in Southern states, where most people identify as Christian, says one pollster.
Why the pope is right and Russell Moore is wrong about the death penalty (COMMENTARY)
By Jennifer Butler — March 1, 2016
(RNS) Both the Hebrew prophets and Jesus consistently challenge the ancient “eye for an eye” legal system to create room for mercy, humility, forgiveness and ultimately redemption.
Russell Moore: Don’t call me an ‘evangelical’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 29, 2016
(RNS) He noted polls don’t distinguish between churchgoers and those who self-identify as evangelical but who “may well be drunk right now, and haven’t been into a church since ... Vacation Bible School."
Does Russell Moore really represent Southern Baptists? (COMMENTARY)
By Jonathan Merritt — February 3, 2016
(RNS) Moore has received much attention as the head of Southern Baptists’ political arm. But some denominational leaders are now criticizing his job performance.
Does Russell Moore really represent Southern Baptists?
By Jonathan Merritt — February 3, 2016
Russell Moore has received much attention as head of Southern Baptists' political arm. But some denominational leaders are criticizing his job performance.
‘Evangelicals for Life’ participants join Catholics in annual march
By Adelle M. Banks — January 22, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) Many are first-timers at the anti-abortion annual event. "This is an issue that is worth walking in a blizzard for,” said one woman planning to march.
‘Own it!’ Terrorism is an Islamic issue, say some Muslims
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 4, 2015
(RNS) The U.S has no clear ideological campaign to fight ISIS or Islamists and President Obama is ducking reality by refusing to label Islamic terrorism, said a panel of progressive Muslims.
