https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to carlton pearson en https://religiondispatches.org/2018/04/17/netflixs-carlton-pearson-biopic-come-sunday-reveals-christianitys-struggle-its-soul What’s the message, Bishop? That question, asked by the church’s closeted gay music director, Reggie (a convincing Lakeith Stanfield), provides the hinge for the whole Carlton Pearson story in the acclaimed new Netflix biopic, Come Sunday. It’s a question that… Tue, 17 Apr 2018 02:07:38 EDT Peter Laarman 744866f1-276b-45c7-a645-fd8da1e779c7 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/04/17/beyond-alarmism-and-denial-dominionism-debate The New Apostolic Reformation has been in the news a great deal since Rick Perry first announced his prayer rally, The Response. Sarah Posner has an investigative journalist’s view of this movement, its place in religious movements of the 20th and 21st centuries, and in politics. Here she is in conversation with Anthea Butler, a scholar of American religious history. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:20:41 EDT Anthea Butler cd288381-add0-4d09-8962-0d4959ed94a1 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/04/20/why-hell-does-hell-still-matter In a nation founded on the radical premise of republican virtue without a monarch to rule over the people what would keep people in line? Hell. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:17:08 EDT Kathryn Gin Lum c4308c40-2e2d-4fe5-a17b-e9faa39e7f67 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/05/16/watch-ethics-and-aesthetics-black-televangelism Televangelism is not the sole domain of the white religious right. In his new book, Jonathan Walton looks at the cultural creativity and impact of black religious broadcasting. Sun, 16 May 2010 01:18:34 EDT Jonathan L. Walton ac821dd2-f808-47b7-8b90-57ef2ea45c72 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/02/03/religious-leaders-urge-obama-condemn-ugandan-anti-gay-bill-prayer-breakfast Obama is scheduled to address the National Prayer Breakfast, organized by ‘The Family,’ which has ties to the ‘kill-the-gays’ bill in Uganda. Religious leaders, including a member of the president’s faith-based Advisory Council, are calling on the president to condemn homophobia and offer an alternative, inclusive prayer event. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:33:56 EST Sarah Posner 73b4d529-bb58-4c7e-bde4-8fd0bebc0f7c https://religiondispatches.org/2010/02/03/religious-leaders-condemn-national-prayer-breakfast-offer-alternative-american-prayer ♫ Kill-the-gays bill in Uganda sparks call for President Obama to condemn homophobia at NPB. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:21:26 EST Sarah Posner 064159aa-a601-4db0-bf65-d3dd302dc0dc https://religiondispatches.org/2009/12/15/oral-roberts-legacy-televangelism Televangelist died today at 91. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:24:01 EST Sarah Posner 48407fdd-f3bd-4904-ab42-391ed875f02b https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/02/conservative-preacher-turned-progressive-leader-carlton-pearson-finds-new-home-ministry Carlton Pearson was a televangelist superstar, until he began preaching the gospel of inclusion and was ousted. But now this conservative Pentecostal preacher turned progressive religious radical has a new congregation. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:27:26 EDT Jonathan L. Walton 4d9e61ee-c4ba-4118-9fe0-5985152752ab https://religiondispatches.org/2009/05/04/rdbook-selling-good-news Who put the mega in megachurch? Two new books, one on star evangelicals and one that focuses on African-American televangelists, tell the story—and explain the remarkable influence of celebrity preachers in the religious marketplace. Mon, 04 May 2009 12:19:17 EDT Sarah Posner 4b07a321-28b6-4aae-8516-c758532ed9a9 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/03/02/sale-highest-bidder-trail-tammys-tears 15,000 hours of prime time televangelism is for sale in Atlanta, as the video legacy of the Praise The Lord network goes up for auction. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:34:30 EST Jonathan L. Walton f7a14926-d27a-41d5-984c-1dee72a73657