Randall Balmer
Russia-Ukraine war: Some pastors wonder about ‘end of days’
By David Crary — March 14, 2022
(AP) — A 'Rapture Index' — on which any reading above 160 means “Fasten your seatbelts” — was raised this week to 187, close to its record high of 189 in 2016.
Randall Balmer on why racism, not abortion, birthed the religious right
By Yonat Shimron — September 22, 2021
(RNS) — In his new book, he shows it was government interference in ‘segregation academies’ such as Bob Jones University that sparked the growth of the religious right. Opposition to abortion was an afterthought.
Conservative evangelicals revel in their ‘unprecedented’ presidential access
By Adelle M. Banks — July 19, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Meanwhile, most everyone else is kept at arm's length.
More ‘nones’ than you think, but many won’t show up on Election Day
By Lauren Markoe — September 22, 2016
(RNS) A full quarter of U.S. adults now say they have no religious affiliation. But despite their heft, the 'nones' are no voting bloc.
Jimmy Carter 3.0: Building a post-presidential legacy
By Adelle M. Banks — May 28, 2014
(RNS) No longer just a former president, he’s Jimmy Carter 3.0: The globe-trotting, Sunday school-teaching, house-building elder statesman is living out his faith through humanitarian causes -- seeking to conquer the abuse of women and eradicate global disease.
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