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Study says gays find most U.S. faiths unfriendly

Adelle M. Banks | Jun 14, 2013

(RNS) Almost 50 percent of gay, lesbian bisexual and transgender adults say they have no religious affiliation, compared to 20 percent of the general population.

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Jenny Yang, 33, is one of the leading voices behind the Evangelical Immigration Table, a coalition of influential pastors and lobbyists working to drum up support for reform among believers and members of Congress. Photo by Deborah Jian Lee.

Immigration advocate Jenny Yang overcomes reluctance to speak up

Deborah Jian Lee | Jun 13, 2013

(RNS) A movement leader on immigration reform, Jenny Yang was once reluctant to speak up fearing her own identity might be an obstacle to change.

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Chad Connelly has been tapped by the Republican National Committee as the new outreach director to evangelicals and religious groups. RNS photo courtesy Chad Connelly.

4 reasons why Republicans are rekindling evangelical outreach

Sarah Pulliam Bailey | Jun 12, 2013

(RNS) Why would Republicans hire the former party chairman in South Carolina to lead engagement to evangelicals, a group that for a generation or more has been the reliable anchor of the party faithful? Here are four reasons.

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COMMENTARY: A new evangelical engagement with public schools

Tom Krattenmaker | Jun 10, 2013

(RNS) There’s a new evangelical engagement with public schools that is dedicated solely to helping kids rather than arguing over school prayer, evangelism, and other culture war flash points.

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Catholic leaders urge support for Boy Scouts after shift on gays

David Gibson | May 31, 2013

(RNS) The U.S. Catholic Church’s top liaison to the Boy Scouts of America is telling Catholic Scout leaders and troop sponsors that the BSA’s new policy welcoming gay Scouts “is not in conflict with Catholic teaching” and they should continue to support Scouting programs.

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Supporters pray during the “Nuns on the Bus” kick-off rally on Wednesday (May 29) at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J. RNS photo by David Gibson

‘Nuns on the Bus’ kick off immigration tour

David Gibson | May 29, 2013

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (RNS) With the Statue of Liberty as a backdrop, the “Nuns on the Bus” on Wednesday kicked off a cross-country tour for immigration reform aimed at giving a faith-based push to legislation that is hanging in the balance in Congress.

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Army Chaplain Capt. Joseph Odell baptizes a fellow soldier on the field in Afghanistan. RNS photo courtesy Joseph Odell

Pentagon refutes reports of anti-Christian policies

David Gibson | May 2, 2013

(RNS) Christian conservatives have grown increasingly alarmed over reports that the Pentagon has adopted new policies aimed at disciplining or even court-martialing those who share their faith. But the Department of Defense on Thursday said evangelization is still permitted.

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Pope Benedict XVI kisses an infant as he leaves one of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in 2007.  RNS photo by Gregory A. Shemitz.

Pope Benedict’s American fan club full of evangelicals

Daniel Burke | Feb 12, 2013

(RNS) Not all Catholics appreciated Pope Benedict XVI’s staunch defense of Christian orthodoxy, traditional marriage and life from conception to natural death. But American evangelicals sure did.

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How the “Islamic Antichrist” reflects our era’s anxieties

Daniel Burke | Feb 6, 2013

Every age needs an Antichrist. For Protestant reformers, it was the papacy. For Cold War Christians, it was the Soviets. Now, a growing group of evangelicals say the Antichrist will be Muslim.

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White House expands religious exemptions to contraception mandate

David Gibson | Feb 1, 2013

(RNS) The Obama administration on Friday unveiled new rules on its controversial contraception mandate designed to provide greater flexibility for religiously affiliated organizations though not for privately owned businesses.

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