While second-generation missionary Steve Campbell faces potential genocide charges, it’s really Brazil’s new right wing president and his evangelical base that may be the target audience for these efforts.
The life and death of John Chau, the man who tried to convert his killers
The 26-year-old American adventure blogger was killed by an isolated tribe last year. His father blames ‘extreme’ Christianity
Hashtag stirs debate over role of Christian schools in US
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, about 5.9 million students — a tenth of the national prekindergarten through 12th grade total — attend private schools in the U.S. About three-quarters of them attend one of the roughly 22,000…
The problem with the latest predictions for ‘the rise of the religious left’
Not only are claims that the religious left is “on the rise” as old as the contemporary religious right itself, but the framing of the religious left may actually further enable the religious right.
How the religious right gained unprecedented access to Trump
As the president offers a sympathetic ear – and policies to match – critics see a de facto advisory committee, violating federal law
Pew: Sunday regulars are happier and healthier
Across 25 countries, active religious participation is linked with habits like nonsmoking, community involvement, and voting.
Pelosi, DeVos address Christian educators on policy and faith
Hours before post-shutdown conversations began on immigration and border security on Capitol Hill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told a group of Christian educators gathering in the nation’s capital this week that she intends to uphold her responsibility to “act upon…
S.C. foster care agency tests public’s will to exclude on the basis of faith
Can faith-based social service providers who receive federal funds refuse to license people who don’t share their faith? The Trump administration says yes.
Closing the gulf between black and white Christians
In a new book, a black evangelical challenges his white counterparts to take full responsibility for their complicity in racism, and to commit to changing America.