Bestsellers ‘The Shack’ and the ‘Left Behind’ series are both Christian evangelical novels, but reveal different preoccupations.
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The ‘Left Behind’ series emphasizes themes of authority, loyalty and sanctity, but they are preferences for order, not moral matters.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at his party convention on Sept. 8, 2023 in Québec. A strategy focused on fiscal conservatism, family and traditional values regarding sexuality could be very advantageous for his party.
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Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party could make gains by rallying the libertarian right, evangelical Christians and immigrant communities, especially Muslims, on issues of sexuality.
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The choice between the two Republican nomination frontrunners may divide the evangelical vote – and abortion could prove a decisive issue.
Do students’ views of people with different beliefs really change on campus?
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College can be a time to interact with people with different worldviews, but meaningful exchanges often require intent.
The Washington National Cathedral hosted a public vaccination event in March 2021 to help demonstrate trust by faith leaders of all denominations in the COVID-19 vaccines.
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Two political scientists in their study in South Dakota found people trusted medical professionals the least when it came to public health messages.
Evangelical purity culture played an important role in the shootings at three massage parlours in Atlanta, Ga.
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Evangelical “purity culture,” which aims to repress sex outside of heterosexual marriage, is an important factor in the shootings at three Atlanta massage parlours.
Supporters cheer as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a Nevada rally on Sept. 13.
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Who are Donald Trump’s hard-core supporters and why do they pose an increasing threat of violence in the coming U.S. elections — and after?
A churchgoer’s thoughts on climate change may not have much to do with Christian teaching.
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Few white evangelicals in the U.S. say they believe in human-made climate change. This strand of science denial seems to have as much to do with conservative politics as the Bible’s teachings.
Does a microchip implant have a deeper meaning?
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Tiny electronic items can identify pets, clothes and even people. Evangelical Christians aren’t the only people worried about what this technology might mean.
“Baby Christian” Donald Trump addresses the faithful.
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Evangelicals overwhelmingly support Donald Trump. Decades ago their allegiance to Nixon was just as strong.
People praying on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem’s Old City.
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Wondering why Jerusalem matters so much? A 25-year veteran of the Israeli Foreign Service explains what you need to know.
LGBTQ activists protest the Queermuseu’s closing.
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Artists, free speech advocates and gay rights activists in Brazil are dismayed after an LGBTQ-centric exhibit was closed because the subject matter offended evangelical Christians.
A crowd at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco celebrates day one of the ‘Summer of Love.’
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As the Summer of Love ran into a number of problems, a new set of hippie ‘Jesus freak’ evangelists appeared in the Bay Area.
Where are the others?
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The religious right’s leaders are old men, and the generation coming up behind them is something quite different.
Praying outside the Supreme Court.
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Christian conservative leaders gambled on Donald Trump, and it paid off in spades.
Jerry Falwell Jr. at the 2016 Republican convention.
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The US religious right has voted for someone who apparently contravenes some of its core values.
Rio’s new mayor, a former evangelical bishop, has called homosexuality a sin, but Rio is proud of its tolerance and diversity.
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Famously freewheeling – but also violent and unequal – Rio de Janeiro has elected a right-wing former pentecostal bishop as mayor. What’s at stake for this ‘gay, black and tolerant’ Brazilian city?
Mike Baird has announced a backdown on NSW’s greyhound racing ban.
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Mike Baird’s political leadership style is evangelical – and it has landed him in hot water.
Homeschooling is a growing trend in America. Children learning at Woodlands Nature Station in Kentucky.
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The number of homeschoolers in America is growing. Who are these new homeschoolers and what’s the impact on the public school system?