A transport truck, owned by Mercer Transportation Co Inc. dons 2 Chronicles 7:14 and a sign that reads ‘God Bless You’ at the “freedom convoy.”
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The subject of a new biopic, Tammy Faye was a televangelist icon. But she also represented another side of the evangelical coin – one that was big-hearted, vulnerable and accepting.
Many churches propped up white supremacist beliefs through pulpit rhetoric and segregationist policies.
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Race and religion have intertwined since the earliest days of the US. Critical race theory can explore how white supremacy has operated through religious establishments.
Members of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, protest an order to either socially distance or wear a face mask in public.
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A controversial pastor is aiming to convert a town of 25,000 people as part of grand expansion plans. A scholar says the congregation’s influence is growing.
J.D. Greear, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has called on the denomination to focus on its theological mission.
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The SBC is meeting amid divisions, controversy and dwindling numbers. But in pushing rhetoric over its theological mission, the denomination is tapping into a history of white supremacy.
Raise your hands if you think this year’s Southern Baptist Convention meeting could be feisty.
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The number of self-described evangelicals as a share of US population has held steady for the past decade. What is different is that they appear to identify less with church and more with politics.
Supporters of President Trump put up a cross outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6,
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The fusing of Christian nationalism and violent extremism on display during the attack on the US Capitol can be traced, in part, to two incidents in the early 1990s.
Exit, stage religious right.
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As Mike Pence prepares for life after the vice presidency, a scholar of religion looks back at the political and religious conversions that informed the politician’s worldview.
A moral minority of evangelicals are moving away from Trump.
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Polls show that a majority of evangelicals back Trump. But that hides a growing divide between enthusiasts of the president and those who question his fitness for office, argues a moral theologian.
A Falwell from grace for Jerry and Becki?
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The response to the sex scandal that led to Jerry Falwell Jr. resigning as president of Liberty University falls into a gendered pattern often seen among evangelicals.
Evangelicals are supporting Roy Moore despite the allegations against him. But would liberals make similar compromises?
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A scholar who has interviewed hundreds of Christians across the country explains how he sees religious beliefs and values intertwining with pragmatic concerns.