Some of the most vocal politicians in favor of the impeachment were evangelical leaders. In 2010, 44 million Brazilians, or about 22 percent of the entire population, identified themselves as evangelical or Protestant, and that growth has led to political…
Religious leaders mark centennial of S.C. lynching
Religious leaders are joining a pilgrimage to rural South Carolina to mark the centennial of the lynching of a successful black farmer, hoping to draw attention to the history of killings of African-Americans and begin healing of racial divisions.
Vote, or don’t
Elections are but the end result of an advocacy for the common good that starts in each watershed. Imagine a different future, find collaborators, and spend yourself extravagantly.
Harvard’s religious past
Stephen Shoemaker said it is common for his students to be surprised by the significance of religion in the evolution of Harvard, and he believes part of his mission is to raise that awareness.
Bible society debates exhibit ban for InterVarsity Press
Social media lit up this week after a biblical scholar reported that InterVarsity Press would be banned from exhibiting at the Society of Biblical Literature’s annual meetings.
How Christian entertainment is upending stereotypes about Muslims
Christian comedian Jeremy McLellan puts social justice at the center of his work and his comedy has turned into an unlikely form of advocacy against Islamophobia.
Liberty President Jerry Falwell Jr. defends decision to pull anti-Trump column
Falwell denies that he pulled a column from the student newspaper because it was critical of Donald Trump, though students are questioning his assertion.
Being Muslim American in the year of Donald Trump
Muslim Americans describe the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as a seminal moment that painfully altered their place in American society. But when CNN interviewed American Muslims about the presidential election, it heard a startling message: 2016 is worse.
God and the genome: A geneticist seeks allies among the faithful
Religious leaders and bioethicists have debated genome editing for decades, but it’s largely been a theoretical consideration. Now it’s a very real possibility.
Suffer the children
The Synoptic Gospels’ story of Jesus’ welcoming the children is as puzzling as it is familiar.
Pat Robertson, Christianity’s crazy uncle
He was once an influential televangelist and powerful leader of the religious right, but in recent years, he’s used his 700 Club television show to spout extreme rhetoric, peddle bizarre prophecies and fling insensitive comments.
‘Bipolar Faith,’ an autobiography of race and mental illness
Monica Coleman says she wrote to show the experience of one with bipolar II who has faith, doubts, loses faith and finds it again and again, and reflects the particularity of African-American experiences.











