A move by Rwanda to shut down more than 700 churches in its capital city, allegedly for building safety, hygiene and noise violations, is prompting accusations that the government of President Paul Kagame is trampling on religious freedom.
A locked and loaded covenant: The religious roots of America’s gun culture
In her new book, “Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment,” Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz deftly traces the historical and religious roots attaching to the sanctity of the Second Amendment in the minds of millions of Americans who are not gun owners or NRA members.
An LGBTQ group at Duke Divinity says the school is marginalizing gay and trans students
The protesters say that professors are unequipped or unwilling to deal with queer theology and that LGBTQ students who want to engage with those issues aren’t given the resources to do so.
It’s the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)
What am I to say to a dying body about the Resurrected One? What am I to say to an institution that is beginning to gather the sheets and pillows to make its bed in the grave about Jesus Christ who broke the chains of death?
Raleigh church plans to tear down historic homes and put up a parking lot
Hayes Barton Baptist Church wants to level a half-dozen homes in a National Register historic district in Raleigh to build a parking lot, but critics say the plan doesn’t show much love for the church’s neighbors.
Pope Francis still highly regarded in U.S., but signs of disenchantment emerge
The vast majority of U.S. Catholics continue to have a favorable opinion of Pope Francis, but a new Pew Research Center survey finds signs of growing discontent among Catholics on the political right, with increasing shares of Catholic Republicans saying they think he is too liberal and naïve.
Pro-born: A former evangelical on the single-issue politics of white Christians
Friends have asked me when evangelicals will stop supporting Trump. My answer: when he reverts back to being pro-choice. The affairs with porn stars, the dog-whistle racism, childish tweets, the petty character of revenge. None of this matters because the politics can be reduced to simple refrain: abortion is murder. A vote for the anti-abortion candidate is thus always morally good. Even if it’s Donald Trump.
At U.N. summit, an evangelical Christian makes the case for climate change
Katharine Hayhoe, a professor at Texas Tech University, has emerged in recent years as a leading voice sharing the science of climate change to skeptics — many of whom are fellow evangelical churchgoers.
Scott Pruitt vs. the Pope
The EPA administrator has become the de facto spokesperson for a fringe version of Christian environmentalism.