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‘More than individual sin’ — Black pastors urge evangelicals to admit systemic racism

July 2, 2020

(RNS) — While liberal Christians have embraced the idea of social or collective sin, especially when it comes to racism, white evangelicals have typically resisted such notions as unbiblical. A Black Southern Baptist pastor is now calling them out on it.

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I'll cry if I want to: Positive thinking, prosperity gospel and the vulnerability of faith

by Tara Isabella Burton

August 16, 2019

(RNS) — To be vulnerable, to be too much, feels like a failure in today's wellness culture. But we cannot positive-think our way out of the human condition.

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Why Rev. Amy Butler is talking politics, sin and loss this Lent

by Jack Jenkins

March 12, 2019

(RNS) — 'We’re going to take the season of Lent ... and see if we can’t reclaim some of the language for sin,' the Rev. Amy Butler said.

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The evolution of sin

by Tara Isabella Burton

February 7, 2019

(RNS) — Virtue and vice have long been inextricably linked to self-control. But lately we've been asking, what's it all for?

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Government: Does size matter?

by Richard Mouw

April 5, 2017

I find myself quickly going beyond the limits set by those who speak most loudly about “getting the government out of our lives.”

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Thou shalt not speak alternative facts: religion and lying

by Kimberly Winston

February 16, 2017

(RNS) The three Abrahamic religions -- Judaism, Christianity and Islam -- weigh in on the spiritual and moral consequences of telling a whopper.

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What changes when Pope Francis grants priests the authority to forgive abortions?

by The Conversation

December 5, 2016

Francis’ decision in relation to abortion is part of an overall approach to Catholic teaching and practice that seeks to make it more humane, more merciful and more easily adaptable to the vicissitudes of everyday human life.

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Gluttony and the Seven Deadly Sins

by Kimberly Winston

November 22, 2016

(RNS) On Thanksgiving, Americans will try not to make total gluttons of themselves. But why? Why is gluttony considered a danger not only to the body, but the soul?

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Billy Graham's grandson on his near suicide and whether he's planning a comeback

by Jonathan Merritt

September 29, 2016

Tullian Tchividjian tells RNS he spent hours researching the best way to commit suicide during this period of despair.

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Presbyterian Church in America repents of ‘racial sins’

by Adelle M. Banks

June 27, 2016

(RNS) The legislation acknowledged segregation of members by race and defense of white supremacist organizations.

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How outdated Mormon teachings may be abetting ‘rape culture’

by guest

May 10, 2016

Mormon women, especially at LDS-owned schools, continue to be bombarded with the notion that they are at least partially responsible for sexual assaults.

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From polygamy to incest, confronting the Old Testament's strange sexual standards

by Jonathan Merritt

April 8, 2016

Some of the Bible's passages are deeply troubling, and despite the wishful thinking of some Christians, are difficult to reason away.

3 Untrue Christian cliches you've probably used (but shouldn't)

by Jonathan Merritt

March 21, 2016

A new book by a leading mega-church pastor exposes popular Christian cliches as unbiblical and damaging.

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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.

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On Ash Wednesday, I remember: I am a sinner. I will die (COMMENTARY)

by Jacob Lupfer

February 10, 2016

(RNS) Ash Wednesday reminds us we are dead in our sins and, soon enough, dead in fact. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

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‘More than individual sin’ — Black pastors urge evangelicals to admit systemic racism

I'll cry if I want to: Positive thinking, prosperity gospel and the vulnerability of faith

Why Rev. Amy Butler is talking politics, sin and loss this Lent

The evolution of sin

Government: Does size matter?

Thou shalt not speak alternative facts: religion and lying

What changes when Pope Francis grants priests the authority to forgive abortions?

Gluttony and the Seven Deadly Sins

Billy Graham's grandson on his near suicide and whether he's planning a comeback

Presbyterian Church in America repents of ‘racial sins’

How outdated Mormon teachings may be abetting ‘rape culture’

From polygamy to incest, confronting the Old Testament's strange sexual standards

3 Untrue Christian cliches you've probably used (but shouldn't)

Jim Wallis on racism, reparations, and whether he supports #BlackLivesMatter

On Ash Wednesday, I remember: I am a sinner. I will die (COMMENTARY)

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