Reformed Theological Seminary forces out professor who suggested evolution is not incompatible with evangelicalism. A sign of fundamentalist retrenchment?
In the latest diavlog in RD’s collaboration with Bloggingheads.tv, Anthea Butler and Michelle Goldberg discuss the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal, Christian militias, the GOP’s spiral of extremism, and more.
A veteran analyst of right-wing militancy notices a creeping maturity in the media’s ability to talk about the religious elements of terrorism—even when it’s Christian.
Threats of right-wing violence have doubled in the past year. What is behind the latest upsurge in the movement to create a Christian theocratic state?
As Gingrich tells Southern Republicans Obama is “radical,” “secular,” and “socialist,” his friend David Barton was on Glenn Beck promoting the country’s “Judeo-Christian heritage.”
At the same time as this year’s Soulforce Equality Ride hit the road carrying busloads of young adults to confront anti-gay school policies at campuses nationwide, the Oklahoma State Senate considered a bill that would have denied the legal protection of hate crimes law to victims of gay bashing. One step forward, two steps back.
If Stevens retires and is replaced by a non-Protestant, it will be the first time in history that the court will have no Protestants on the bench. Can we discuss this in “polite company?”
