Evangelical
John MacArthur believes the Bible trumps COVID-19 public health orders. Legal scholars say no
By Alejandra Molina — August 6, 2020
(RNS) — While the government can't tell people what to believe, it can restrict their actions. That includes restricting religious practices during a pandemic.
Death of megachurch pastor Darrin Patrick officially ruled a suicide
By Bob Smietana and Alejandra Molina — July 2, 2020
(RNS) — The cause of death was a gunshot wound and the medical examiner ruled it a suicide, said Franklin County Sheriff Steve Pelton.
Trump launches ‘Evangelicals for Trump’ by visiting megachurch led by a Latino pastor
By Alejandra Molina — January 3, 2020
(RNS) — El Rey Jesús Global, or King Jesus International Ministry, is led by Guillermo Maldonado, who is a member of the ‘Evangelicals for Trump’ coalition.
Vatican appears to rebuke new US West Bank settlement policy
By Jack Jenkins — November 20, 2019
(RNS) — The Vatican criticized ‘recent decisions’ it says undermine the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced this week that the U.S. no longer sees Israeli settlements on occupied territory as illegal.
At Wheaton summit, prominent evangelicals share stories of sexual abuse
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 14, 2018
WHEATON, Ill. (RNS) — Popular Bible teacher Beth Moore was one of many speakers who revealed they, too, were survivors of sexual abuse and harassment at a one-day evangelical gathering. Some shared their stories for the first time, including bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado.
Evangelical retailer John Wanamaker built fortune by blending faith with business
By Mark A. Kellner — December 4, 2018
(RNS) — John Wanamaker saw his legendary department store — one of the first in the nation — as a pulpit, according to a new book.
U.S. evangelical delegation meets with crown prince of Saudi Arabia
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 2, 2018
(RNS) — The meeting comes one month after the death of Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi, for which Saudi Arabia has acknowledged responsibility.
He’s not a rabbi, and it’s not Judaism
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 31, 2018
What happened in Pittsburgh was anti-Semitic. What happened in Michigan was anti-Judaism.
Conservatives flock to ‘values voter’ summit, but message may be mixed
By Jack Jenkins — September 21, 2018
(RNS) — Evangelical conservative Christians may find themselves in a quandary this year, championing an administration that shares their public policy goals but may fall short of their private values.
Evangelicals visit West Bank to see life — and Christian faith — on the other side
By Dan Rabb — June 18, 2018
NABI SALEH, West Bank (RNS) — Christ at the Checkpoint, organized by the tiny evangelical community in the West Bank, brings hundreds of Western evangelicals to the town of Beit Jala to learn about Palestinian story and hear theological arguments against support for the Jewish state.
Evangelicals find like-minded Christians in unlikely place: Palestinian West Bank
By Dan Rabb — May 10, 2018
BEIT SAHOUR, West Bank (RNS) — It's an evangelical church that is proudly, defiantly Palestinian.
Willow Creek responds to new allegations against former pastor Hybels
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 23, 2018
SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. (RNS) – The elders of Willow Creek Community Church are pledging to renew their investigation of the church’s former pastor, Bill Hybels, as more allegations of inappropriate conduct with women surface.
Is the ‘evangelical’ label worth preserving or nah?
By Jonathan Merritt — February 2, 2018
Should we abandon the term or work to revive it? Theologian John Stackhouse weighs in.
Signs and wonder: How people of different faiths view the total solar eclipse
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 18, 2017
(RNS) — On Monday, a solar eclipse will darken skies across the United States, crossing from coast to coast for the first time since 1918. Some people of faith see it as a sign warning of God's judgment on America; others, as cause to wonder at the glory of God in creation.
It is not ‘character assassination’ for the church to be the church
By Denny Burk — May 3, 2017
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (RNS) The entire 2,000-year history of the Christian church has spoken univocally about homosexuality.
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