Baptist minister and sociologist Tony Campolo was arguably the first to send shock waves through the ranks of the religious…
The riddle of the middle
evangelicals
A return to the original agenda of Christ
I am one of those evangelicals who, in Professor Marcia Pally’s words, have “left the right.” As a former President-elect…
Rethinking that word “evangelical”
Professor Marcia Pally aptly describes the evangelical polyphony of our time. Despite the dreadful habit of newspapers of using the term…
Evangelicals who have left the right
Post-election reporting that 79 percent of white evangelicals voted for Mitt Romney got little attention in the news because most…
Purity balls
At Religion Dispatches, Jessica Valenti writes on a new Swiss documentary, Virgin Tales, and the phenomenon of purity balls.
American attitudes toward religious minorities
At last week's 67th annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Daniel Cox, director of the Public…
Evangelicals support Romney
At The New Republic, Eg Kilgore explains why the Christian Right will overcome its apprehensions about Mitt Romney's religion.
Problems with new Gallup poll?
Gallup's latest poll, released today, breaks down presidential candidate support by voter religiosity and religious identity.
Religion in public schools
In Reuters, journalist Katherine Stewart gives her thoughts regarding American Civil Liberties Union's (ACLU) recently filed lawsuit against New Heights…
Brazil’s religious right
In the Guardian, Tom Phillips profiles Jean Wyllys, Brazil's first openly gay MP---and explores the growing political voice of the…