Reaching out to more than 100,000 evangelical churches nationwide, leaders promoted the “I Was a Stranger” immigration prayer challenge and a feature video. During this initiative, participants are asked to read one scripture on immigration a day for 40 days and reflect on it to help inform their views.
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Nothing was tortured more in the making of Kathryn Bigelow’s film Zero Dark Thirty than the truth about torture.
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It is an odd juxtaposition, December 21, 2012 and January 21, 2013. The former date representing the “so-called” Mayan apocalypse where the usual suspects prepared for the end of the world – many of whom were Christians awaiting the second coming of Christ – and the latter date, which is the day President Barack Obama will be inaugurated for his second term.
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Americans’ acceptance of gays and lesbians is continuing to grow, with a new poll showing that just over a third of Americans view homosexuality as a sin, down from 44 percent a year earlier.
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'Religion is bad for you' and everyone around you for that matter. 'Being SBNR is shallow and boring.' Well, if these statements are true then we are up Sh*t's Creek without a paddle. Good on us. Yay.
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At a time when the ideals of compromise and collegiality seem like a distant dream in the nation’s capital, an unusually diverse coalition of religious leaders is asking Americans to pray for civility.
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Underneath the rhetoric of the gun-control debate this Christmas is a nagging question: are more guns the solution to our gun problem?
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The surprising new surge in evangelical peacemaking.
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There are more gun dealers in America than McDonald's restaurants.
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Death threats haven't stopped Rev. James Byensi, a Congolese pastor, from seeking peace in his homeland.
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Many young adults are leaving the church these days. Two 20-somethings reflect on what keeps them in the pews.
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The U.S. and Mexican governments have tried to battle drug violence with more violence. It hasn't worked. Gandhian groups in Mexico offer another way.
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Want to learn how fracking affects groundwater? Good luck with that.
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Nonviolent Peaceforce and other civilian groups are playing a key role in monitoring the new peace accord in the Philippines.
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Lessons from 2012: Meet the Nones
It was one of the biggest religion stories of 2012: One-in-five American adults now claims no religion. This latest affiliation, or lack thereof, is influencing societal norms, the political process, and the face of our churches nationwide. Revisit our series, Meet the Nones, to learn more.
