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5 kinds of American evangelicals and their voting patterns

Polls and analyses from journalists, scholars and even religious leaders often seem to assume that evangelicalism represents a singular religious and social identity. Former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump, who received 81% of the white evangelical vote in the 2016 election, is predicted to garner a majority share of…

The Conversation

What is bankruptcy?

Capitalism without insolvency is like Christianity without Hell.

The Conversation

Explaining evangelicals' Trump devotion

In "Exvangelical and Beyond," Blake Chastain offers hard truths about why people leave evangelicalism

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The VHP and BJP exploited a dying Tamil Nadu teenager to push Hindutva agenda

Seven months into his tenure as Tamil Nadu BJP president, K Annamalai launched one of his biggest political campaigns, following the tragic suicide of 17-year-old Lavanya in Thanjavur. Annamalai alleged that Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, where Lavanya was studying, pressured her to convert to Christianity, driving her to take…

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Pope Francis heads for Luxembourg and Belgium on a trip to a dwindling flock

Pope Francis is traveling to once-strong bastions of Christianity in the heart of Europe to try to reinvigorate a Catholic flock that is dwindling in the face of secular trends and abuse scandals

The Independent UK

What America’s history can teach us about debates on religious freedom and its importance for democracy

Supporters of both major U.S. political parties tend to claim their presidential candidate is the “real” Christian or the “better” Christian or just the “true” Christian.

The Conversation

Trump's first revolution succeeds

In "The Violent Take It by Force," Matthew Taylor tracks the rise of a fringe sect behind the Appeal to Heaven flag

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Serbian Judo Star Banned For Religious Gesture At Paris Olympics‌ ‌

Majdov faces 5-month suspension for making sign of the cross, violating International Judo Federation's code of conduct.‌ ‌

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Rising star pastor accused by fellow ministers of ‘secretly practicing polygamy’

“My brothers in Christ have fallen into the snare of jealousy and have made false allegations about me,” Dr Vince Bantu said in response to the allegations

The Independent UK

Nick Cave, Christianity and the search for meaning

Letters: Readers respond to a piece by John Harris in which he reflects on Nick Cave’s music and spirituality

The Guardian - UK

At this West Texas church, “the Lord’s work” is helping the poor, not rewriting state law

Led by co-pastors Joe and Dawn Weaks, Connection Christian Church, a 118-year-old congregation in Odessa, has transformed while keeping true to its legacy of helping the community.

The Texas Tribune

Evangelical Christians Shifting Support Towards Progressive Values

Explore the evolving landscape of evangelical Christianity as it embraces inclusivity and progressive values, impacting political allegiances.

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The Independent UK

Pope to meet Papua New Guinea Catholics who embrace both Christianity and Indigenous beliefs

Pope Francis’s visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millenia that remain deeply ingrained

The Conversation

For God and country: why the choice of next US president is a religious choice, too

Americans face a stark choice this November between two very different political visions. As I watched the recent Democratic National Convention (DNC), it struck me that it is also a choice between two very different kinds of Christianity.

The Conversation

Rick Turner and Steve Biko were leading liberation thinkers in 1970s South Africa – why their ideas still matter

Steve Biko was undoubtedly the most influential South African liberation struggle theorist and activist of the 1970s. Rick Turner was arguably among the most effectual white anti-apartheid activists of the era. Biko espoused black consciousness while Turner was a Marxist philosopher. Biko (30) was murdered by apartheid police in 1977.…

The Independent UK

How women of color with Christian and progressive values are keeping the faith — outside churches

For some Christian progressives, the lack of acknowledgement by their churches or ministries of the racial reckoning in 2020 was the final push to go elsewhere

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Behold the small yellow saviour: why are Christians posting pictures of crucified minions online?

The 2024 Paris Olympics kicked off with hand-wringing about whether a drag queen banquet scene with a nude blue man at its centre was a mockery of the Last Supper.

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“The first time I met Lemmy, he said: ‘How do you sit down with that sawblade codpiece?’ I said, ‘You don’t!’”: WASP frontman Blackie Lawless’s strange journey from shock rock to God

An epic interview with WASP singer Blackie Lawless about controversy, codpieces and Christianity

The Conversation

We’ve found there was an overseas trade supplying horses for sacrifices during the late Viking age

Prehistoric communities from Iceland to the Eurasian Steppe sacrificed horses as part of their funeral rites. These Baltic tribes, known as the Balts, sacrificed horses longer than anywhere else in Europe, up until the 14th century. Christians despised this practice, however, and it quickly fell out of favour once a…

The Texas Tribune

Church, state and the Texas Legislature: Debate heats up over what students should learn

House hearing focuses on a curriculum plan and on school vouchers.

The Conversation

Claims that Olympic opening ceremony ‘mocked Christianity’ ignore the long-standing connection between Jesus and Dionysus

Paris’s Olympic opening ceremony on July 26 was the cause of much online discussion. No moment more so, perhaps, than when several drag queens were shown seated at a long table.

The Guardian - UK

Edna O’Brien in her own words – archive, 1962

20 November 1962: The writer talks to Denis Hart about leaving County Clare for London, debut novel The Country Girls, and her new play

Salon

Trump is scrambling to find his religion

When appeals to religion and “God” are added to Trump's desperation, the challenge to democracy is even greater

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