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time.com
1 year ago
Books

How God Made Beth Moore a Feminist (Kind Of)

Not too many contemporary writers can begin the acknowledgements section of a memoir with words as folksy as Lord-a-mercy this would go a heap faster if I could just mention the people I don't need to thank and get away with it.This is doubly true for a book that is unexpectedly grimwith revelations of parental sexual abuse, spousal PTSD and bipolar disorder, and the loss of faith in a church, if not a Godand at the same time unexpectedly funny.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

In an evangelical church, attendees pray for a Bolsonaro victory.

RIO DE JANEIRO  At an evangelical church in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning, much of the congregation was dressed in green and yellow, the colors of the Brazilian flag and a traditional sign of support for President Jair Bolsonaro.Pastor Silas Malafaia, the leader of the Assembly of God Victory in Christ evangelical church, made events announcements and the staff collected donations.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Savage Love: Playing

I'm a 29-year-old gay man just shy of five years sober.
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Washington Post
1 year ago
US Elections

Analysis | Evangelical leaders are 'disloyal,' Trump says. His real worry is broader.

Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Dallas church, celebrates Freedom Sunday with his congregants in Dallas on June 30, 2019.(Ilana Panich-Linsman / The Washington Post) ( Ilana Panich-Linsman/For The Washington Post)What Donald Trump wanted to have happen when he announced his presidential candidacy in November was for the galaxy of Republican and conservative voices that had allied with him in his reelection effort to do the exact same thing.
time.com
1 year ago
Environment

Christians Believe in Protecting The Earth, But Aren't Convinced That Humans Cause Climate Change

Highly religious people are very likely to believe that the Earth is sacred and that humans have a duty to protect it.Yet many of themand particularly those in certain Christian denominationsdo not think that climate change is a big problem or that humans are causing it.That somewhat paradoxical finding comes from a national survey released on Nov. 17 by Pew Research Center that juxtaposes Americans' thoughts on climate with their religious beliefs.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Right-wing politics

Opinion | The New Politics of Abortion

Some liberals seemed genuinely surprised by the results of the Kansas referendum on abortion.A reliably Republican state, a sweeping pro-choice victory.Who could have foreseen it?
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time.com
3 weeks ago
Europe news

Russia's War Against Evangelicals

Russia's invasion of Ukraine involves strategic repression of religious groups, with Evangelicals disproportionately targeted. [ more ]
The New Yorker
1 year ago
Business

"Giselle," and What to Do with the Problematic Past

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Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter of the best New Yorker podcasts.We draw meaning and comfort from traditions, but when the world changes, traditions can stop reflecting our values and cause us pain.This week's New Yorker Radio Hour features three people struggling against traditions that they no longer agree with.
The New Yorker
1 year ago
Culture

The Theologian Russell Moore on Christian Nationalism

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to receive our weekly newsletter of the best New Yorker podcasts.Until recently, the Reverend Russell Moore held a leading position-president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission-in the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the country.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Brazil's disputed runoff faces spiritual warfare' for evangelical voters.

As the race between Brazil's right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, and his leftist challenger, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has tightened, Mr. Bolsonaro and his allies have intensified their courting of a voting bloc key to his campaign: evangelical Christians.In the days leading to Sunday's runoff election, the country has been awash in harsh attacks against Mr. da Silva that are meant in part to sway evangelical voters, who make up by some estimates roughly 30 percent of the population and have become key supporters of Mr. Bolsonaro.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Faith

Some Christians are using sacred texts to embrace a broader understanding of gender

As some evangelicals push to restrict civil rights for trans people, other Christians see evidence in the Bible of a tolerance for nontraditional gender identities.
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