Satan
His popular blog debunks Christian myths. With the profits, he does the Christian thing.
By Yonat Shimron — February 10, 2023
(RNS) — Bart Ehrman is known for challenging established Christian teachings. But there’s a part of him that still honors his abandoned Christian faith and what he sees as its moral obligations, such as giving to charity.
Three of the most mistranslated words in Scripture — according to TikTokers
By Renée Roden — July 14, 2021
(RNS) — Explaining the nitty-gritty details of ancient Greek and Hebrew may not seem like viral content, but on TikTok, it’s algorithm fire.
‘Reluctant cultist’ survives an end times cult turned pet rescue group to find his own faith
By Bob Smietana — October 14, 2020
(RNS) — The journey of a ‘cult orphan’ from an apocalyptic sect to the LDS church shows how people can get lost when we try to change the world.
The Book of Job’s cold comfort for those who suffer
By Jeffrey Weiss — February 8, 2017
(RNS) I’m totally grateful for the support some friends are giving me. But does God care about such prayers?
After School Satan? Church-state group plays devil’s advocate in public schools
By Sally Morrow — October 18, 2016
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (RNS) Lucien Greaves wants After School Satan to mirror the success of Christian after-school clubs. But atheists can be just as leery of his creed. So what is Satanism anyway?
Are Christian hymns too warlike? (COMMENTARY)
By Russell Moore — February 25, 2016
To see these hymns as encouraging violence requires a crude literalism rendered incoherent by the lyrics themselves.
With Pope Francis, Catholic Church takes a new angle on the supernatural (COMMENTARY)
By John Thavis — September 11, 2015
(RNS) When it comes to supernatural phenomena -- including demons, miracles, apparitions and private revelations -- Francis’ approach is far more practical than theatrical.
Satanic group unveils controversial statue in Detroit
By Reuters — July 26, 2015
DETROIT -- The group, which opposes Bible-themed displays on government land, kept the location of its 9-foot-tall monument secret until the last moment,
Pope Francis: The devil is real and don’t underestimate him
By Josephine McKenna — October 30, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) "The devil exists and we must fight against him," Pope Francis warned.
Pope Francis thanks exorcists for showing ‘love’ to the possessed
By Josephine McKenna — October 28, 2014
ROME (RNS) About 300 exorcists from around the world held their first-ever convention in Rome and expressed concern about the number of people turning to Satanism and the occult.
In ‘The Devilers’ comic book, exorcists convene to stop hell from breaking loose
By Brian Truitt — July 16, 2014
(RNS) The main conceit behind new comic book, The Devilers, is the Catholic Church, which has had an armistice with Satan's forces for hundreds of years to keep the demonic element downstairs. Not surprisingly, the deal doesn't hold.
Roma Downey: Why we cut Satan from ‘Son of God’
By Roma Downey — February 20, 2014
(RNS) It gives me great pleasure to tell you that the devil is on the cutting room floor. This is now a movie about Jesus, the Son of God, and the devil gets no more screen time, no more distractions.
Satanists release design for proposed Oklahoma State Capitol monument
By Greg Horton — January 7, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) The Satanic Temple wants to erect a 7-foot-tall statue of a seated Satan flanked by two children on the grounds of the Oklahoma State Capitol.
Dark-skinned Satan has a long history
By Adelle M. Banks — March 28, 2013
(RNS) When some people recently started questioning whether the Satan character on “The Bible” mini-series resembled President Obama, others had a broader question: Why was Satan dark-skinned at all?
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