Evangelical Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/christianity/protestant/evangelical/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:57:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Evangelical Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/christianity/protestant/evangelical/ 32 32 Trump’s abortion pivot hasn’t shaken evangelical Christian leaders’ support https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/trumps-abortion-rhetoric-rattles-some-religious-supporters-but-no-exodus-just-yet/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/trumps-abortion-rhetoric-rattles-some-religious-supporters-but-no-exodus-just-yet/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:18:28 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4165198 (RNS) — 'I don’t just consider a candidate’s words, I look at their actions and what they have done,' said the Rev. Franklin Graham.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/trumps-abortion-rhetoric-rattles-some-religious-supporters-but-no-exodus-just-yet/feed/ 0 Members of shuttered Rwandan churches gather in homes as leaders quietly protest https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/members-of-shuttered-rwandan-churches-gather-in-homes-as-leaders-quietly-protest/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/members-of-shuttered-rwandan-churches-gather-in-homes-as-leaders-quietly-protest/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:45:47 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164834 (RNS) — After a crackdown on unapproved churches, Christian leaders say the government's move encroaches on religious freedom and applies regulations unequally.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/members-of-shuttered-rwandan-churches-gather-in-homes-as-leaders-quietly-protest/feed/ 0 It’s time for Christians on all sides to talk — even debate — about what divides us https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/its-time-for-christians-on-all-sides-to-talk-even-debate-about-what-divides-us/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/its-time-for-christians-on-all-sides-to-talk-even-debate-about-what-divides-us/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:44:21 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4165067 (RNS) — We need a conversation about how our faith will factor in this election.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/its-time-for-christians-on-all-sides-to-talk-even-debate-about-what-divides-us/feed/ 0 The Meeting House, once one of Canada’s largest churches, shuts down after scandal https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/the-meeting-house-once-one-of-canadas-largest-churches-shuts-down-after-scandal/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/the-meeting-house-once-one-of-canadas-largest-churches-shuts-down-after-scandal/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:42:27 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164847 (RNS) — Nine of the megachurch's satellite sites have relaunched as a network of churches with shared preaching and support services — while The Meeting House will continue to collect donations to support those congregations. The rebranding came after The Meeting House lost its liability insurance due to an abuse scandal involving former pastor Bruxy Cavey.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/the-meeting-house-once-one-of-canadas-largest-churches-shuts-down-after-scandal/feed/ 0 The Black church has moved from essential to voluntary, says author Jason Shelton https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/the-black-church-has-moved-from-essential-to-voluntary-says-author-jason-shelton/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/the-black-church-has-moved-from-essential-to-voluntary-says-author-jason-shelton/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:14:22 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164204 (RNS) — ‘Is the Black church dead? I think it really varies depending on which traditions we’re talking about,’ said Shelton, a sociologist at the University of Texas at Arlington.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/the-black-church-has-moved-from-essential-to-voluntary-says-author-jason-shelton/feed/ 0 The friendship between Christians and the labor movement shows signs of life https://religionnews.com/2024/09/01/the-friendship-between-christians-and-the-labor-movement-shows-signs-of-life/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/01/the-friendship-between-christians-and-the-labor-movement-shows-signs-of-life/#respond Sun, 01 Sep 2024 11:15:03 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164496 (RNS) — Worker-preachers are back on the move and not just on Labor Sunday.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/01/the-friendship-between-christians-and-the-labor-movement-shows-signs-of-life/feed/ 0 Montgomery County, Maryland, was most religiously diverse US county in 2023 https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/montgomery-county-maryland-was-most-religiously-diverse-u-s-county-in-2023/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/montgomery-county-maryland-was-most-religiously-diverse-u-s-county-in-2023/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:58:26 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164319 (RNS) — Beyond the religiously unaffiliated, which represent slightly less than 2 in 10 (17.8%) residents, the largest religious group in the county was Black Protestants, who make up 10% of the population. 

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/montgomery-county-maryland-was-most-religiously-diverse-u-s-county-in-2023/feed/ 0 Season Two of ‘The Rings of Power’ finds light in unexpected places https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/season-two-of-the-rings-of-power-finds-light-in-unexpected-places/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/season-two-of-the-rings-of-power-finds-light-in-unexpected-places/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 22:47:54 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164179 (RNS) — ‘The Lord of the Rings’ prequel offers parallels that might give divided Americans a little hope.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/season-two-of-the-rings-of-power-finds-light-in-unexpected-places/feed/ 0 Harris-Walz campaign hires the Rev. Jen Butler, longtime activist, to lead faith outreach https://religionnews.com/2024/08/28/harris-walz-campaign-hires-rev-jen-butler-longtime-religious-advocate-to-lead-faith-outreach/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/28/harris-walz-campaign-hires-rev-jen-butler-longtime-religious-advocate-to-lead-faith-outreach/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 21:42:41 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4163975 (RNS) — A familiar face among Washington’s faith-based activists, Butler said she brings ‘a broad set of relationships that I think can help, very quickly, pull a broad coalition together’ in a foreshortened Harris campaign.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/28/harris-walz-campaign-hires-rev-jen-butler-longtime-religious-advocate-to-lead-faith-outreach/feed/ 0 Brazilians march for Eshu, an Afro-Brazilian deity, to protest Christian intolerance https://religionnews.com/2024/08/27/brazilians-march-for-eshu-an-afro-brazilian-deity-to-protest-christian-intolerance/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/27/brazilians-march-for-eshu-an-afro-brazilian-deity-to-protest-christian-intolerance/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2024 21:05:47 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4163796 SÃO PAULO, Brazil (RNS) — A march in honor of the orisha Eshu drew some 150,000 people in São Paulo recently, considered a rebuke to the rise of evangelical Christians’ political power.

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