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Two parallels and an outlier: Graham Platner, Roy Moore and Donald Trump

The stories of Graham Platner and Roy Moore, although unfolding in different parties and different eras, trace the same institutional pattern: Modern political parties elevate outsiders when they are useful and abandon them when they become inconvenient. Platner and Moore...

Christian unity as Christ’s victory, and our task

By Steven Harmon The theme for the 2012 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Jan. 18-25) is “We Will All Be Changed by the Victory of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Based on First Corinthians 15: 51-58, the theme encourages Christians…

Former congressman named to Baylor chair

By Lori Fogleman Former U.S. Congressman Chet Edwards has been appointed the W.R. Poage Distinguished Chair for Public Service at Baylor University. Edwards, who represented parts of central and north Texas in Congress from 1990 to 2011, will serve the…

Supreme Court upholds ‘ministerial exception’ to employment discrimination laws

By Bob Allen A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Jan. 11 that churches can fire their ministers for reasons that for other employers would be job discrimination. The decision marks the first time the high court has recognized a “ministerial…

Poll finds Mormons worry about acceptance but embrace differences

Is Rick Santorum a Catholic or an evangelical? Yes.

Clothing Matters: What We Wear to Church

Pastor shares lessons of faith for 40 years

Appeals court upholds injunction on Oklahoma Sharia law measure

Pope tells diplomats that economy needs ‘new rules’

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The world economy needs "new rules" to overcome the current financial crisis and to ensure that "all can lead a dignified life," Pope Benedict XVI told Vatican diplomats on Jan. 9. Benedict's New Year's address to…

Would Mormons try to influence a Romney White House?

c. 2012 Salt Lake Tribune WASHINGTON (RNS) — When Switzerland passed new employment rules that ban foreign religious groups from sending unpaid missionaries, 13 Mormon members of Congress pleaded with the Swiss ambassador for an exception. The Swiss ambassador sent…

Warning, this sermon may be X-rated

By Derik Hamby Mega-church preacher Ed Young Jr. is challenging married couples in his church and beyond to conduct a “sexperiment” – to have sex for seven straight days as a way to improve their marriage. Videos promoting Sexperiment: 7…

The wicked are punished — or not

What Ryan Burge sees in America’s megachurches

We are a nation of immigrants

As worldwide deaths mount, Musk insists DOGE cuts didn’t kill anyone