Chris Strauss

Chris Strauss is an author at Religion News Service.

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Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress takes veiled swipe at Tim Tebow

By Chris Strauss — February 28, 2013
(RNS) After evangelical icon Tim Tebow canceled his scheduled appearance at First Baptist Church in Dallas because of controversial remarks made by senior pastor Robert Jeffress, the pastor appeared to fire back at the New York Jets quarterback in his Sunday sermon.

NEWS STORY: Reform Jews look to spiritual work at home, politics abroad

By Chris Strauss — January 1, 1997
c. 1997 Religion News Service DALLAS _ Leaders of the Reform movement, America’s largest Jewish denomination, are urging their congregants to focus on issues of spiritual development at home and to rally around the cause of establishing liberal Judaism’s legitimacy in Israel. Anger about the movement’s lack of official standing in Israel was high on […]
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