Church Shoppers Becoming Increasingly Sophisticated
A warning to churches looking to attract new members: faced with increasing choices about where to worship, the religious "consumer" is becoming increasingly savvy and a growing number of tools…
McCain “too liberal” for Many Conservative Christians
In a phenomenon that points to the relative nature of categories like liberal and conservative, some conservative Christians are suggesting that they will "hold their noses" and vote for John…
GLBT Activists and Advocates sit down with Evangelical Mega-church Leaders
When the leaders of Soulforce, a group of activists supporting gay, lesbian, transsexual, and transgender people, decided to launch their "The American Family Outing" project by sending out letters to…
Obama Endorser Denied Communion at Mass
In what may be the beginning of an election year trend, Douglas Kmiec, faithful Roman Catholic, long-time Republican, and alumni of Reagan's Justice Department, was denied communion after endorsing Senator…
Three generations of Evangelicals debate the relationship between faith and politics
Speaking of Faith's Krista Tippett engages three generations of Evangelical leaders on the issue of faith and political action This past April Speaking of Faith host Kirsta Tippett sat down…
The Evangelical Manifesto
On May 7, 2008 a group of Evangelical leaders released a manifesto designed to help define and reform Evangelicalism in the United States. http://www.evangelicalmanifesto.org/ The composers and charter signatories include…
Anti-Gay and Lesbian Propositions Pass in Several States
Across the nation ballot propositions involving the rights of same-sex couples were decided on Election Day. In California Proposition 8 passed and aims to institute a constitutional amendment to ban…
Muslims “Relieved” by Obama Victory
The presidential campaigns of 2008 were colored with episodes that may have made American Muslims wince. A woman at a McCain rally stuttered that the feared Obama was a secret…
2008 Presidential Race Is Reshaping Conventional Wisdom on Evangelicals
The mainstream media has been under a microscope as it covers this year's election, but one thing is certain, the mainstream media is waking up to fact that Evangelicals are…
Presbyterian Leadership Takes up the Question of Homosexual Clergy
When the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) opens tomorrow (June 20) in San Jose, CA they will again address the issue of gay and lesbian clergy. Currently the…
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