Religion Dispatches
…rhaps they realized that protesting against Pacific Northwest seafood is a lost cause indeed. For the full photo spread go to Instagram: becky_garrison…
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…he Bible always affirms a message of love and acceptance to all people. My commitment to honoring members of the LGBTQ+ community is rooted in scripture, not in spite of it. In fact, across religious traditions, people of faith in this country broadly support laws protecting LGBTQ+ people from attack or discrimination. While anti-LGBTQ+ activists might be eager to talk about transgender people as a fringe group looking for special treatment, the v…
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…ng that there is much hypocrisy in evangelicalism worth criticizing before coming to the nonsense conclusion that “We are losing a generation—not because they are secularists, but because they believe we are.” In late April, I responded to Moore’s newsletter comments about exvangelicals in an open letter, asking him to talk to, rather than merely about, exvies. As I addressed the points he raised, I shared some of my own experience, including some…
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…auvinism. Muslim jurists and scholars connected the issue of abortion with complex theological questions about the timeline of “ensoulment,” or the process by which they believed a fetus was transformed into a full human being. A common opinion was that a fetus only became ensouled (and therefore fully human) at 120 days into pregnancy. Opinions on the permissibility of termination prior to this period differed. As scholar Sa’diyya Shaikh explains…
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…e Foursquare church. Feucht—who has not responded to multiple requests for comment—said in an Instagram Live video last week that he’s taking inspiration from the public-crisis-driven early days of both movements. Azusa Street came on the heels of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and McPherson’s early ministry included barnstorming public healings during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. Some experts, though, aren’t convinced by the comparison. “He…
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…rticular form. And, in fact, von Hausswolff names the issue herself. In an Instagram post the day after her canceled concert, she speaks of Catholic integralism, which scholars define as the idea that “rendering God true worship is essential to that common good, and that political authority therefore has the duty of recognizing and promoting the true religion.” In plain English: the government is responsible for enforcing social norms based in rel…
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…Jericho is nothing to worry about. It’s only about divine massacre. Walls come crumbling down They know what they’re doing. One participant on TikTok recounts the biblical story before backpedaling and claiming that this is “not about crumbling walls or infrastructure,” but about “softening hearts.” Previous Jericho Marches were not as benign. A year ago, in Edmonton, a planned Jericho March against pandemic restrictions was condemned by the cons…
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…ts abortion or same-sex marriage isn’t working in service of God; in other words, there’s only one way to be a real Christian. Reach out to us on Twitter or Instagram @PRAEyesRight with any questions or comments about the summit. Read more here….
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…ss to do so now, and begs those who have to kneel again and again so that we will be ready when Jesus returns “at any minute.” Reach out to us on Twitter or Instagram @PRAEyesRight with any questions or comments about the summit. Read more here….
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…-LGBTQ Lankford speaks regularly with Perkins, and has delivered addresses to the Family Research Council since at least 2014. Reach out to us on Twitter or Instagram @PRAEyesRight with any questions or comments about the summit. Read more here….
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