The conservative pastor had become a national voice for evangelicals, a spiritual advisor to President Trump and a voice for racial reconciliation.
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(OPINION) Surveys show that many young people among the Millennial and Gen Z generation have very little knowledge pertaining to the Holocaust. Some even believe that Jews brought on the Holocaust.
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(ANALYSIS) In the biggest escalation in tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan since their war’s end in 1994, Armenia’s Christian clergy are standing firm with both soldiers and civilians, as they always have, while Azerbaijan’s troops continue to push back Armenia’s line of defense.
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(ANALYSIS) Former Vice President Joe Biden’s Catholicism often helped shape his politics as did a family tragedy earlier in his life. Biden promises unity post-Trump, but how he governs could ultimately result in an even bigger political split in the U.S. over the next four years.
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(OPINION) Joe Biden’s apparent win may presage some dark days for evangelicals on policy issues, but it also frees them from an entanglement that has been interfering with Christians’ primary assignment—to preach a spiritual gospel, not a political one.
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Shelling between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues. In the meantime, Christian charities provide care to victims of the violence in the region.
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This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights the latest Supreme Court case pitting religious freedom vs. gay rights, while running down the key religion news that emerged from Election Day.
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Hillsong Church’s New York pastor Carl Lentz was removed on Wednesday due to “moral failures,” the church leadership said. Then Lentz shared more details.
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(OPINION) Despite major societal progress, child marriage still persists in many Middle Eastern cultures. According to the Movement for Solidarity and Peace (MSP), around 1,000 Christian and Hindu women and girls are kidnapped each year, forced to convert and marry Muslim men.
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(ANALYSIS) From exit poll results to the outcome of several ballot measures, here’s how religious denominations impacted the U.S. elections.
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(OPINION) In a recent study by the Gallup Poll, researchers found that Americans are much less likely to vote for an outward atheist due to past concerns with the people group. They associate atheism with communism and immorality, making it difficult for someone to rise above those stereotypes and gain power in office.
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In July, Bevelyn Beatty, a fiery Christian, conservative and Black woman, got America’s attention when she painted over three Black Lives Matter memorials in New York City to promote “Jesus Matters.” Religion Unplugged contributor Princess Jones spoke with Beatty about her life and her fight to reveal the truth as she sees it about the state of the Black community and Black church.
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Americans cast their votes Tuesday to decide between giving President Trump another four-year term or whether to elect challenger Joe Biden.
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(OPINION) A former Fox News producer who grew up in a conservative Christian community argues that Christians should not support President Trump just because he is Republican.
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(ANALYSIS) While 80% of White evangelicals support President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, 90% of Black Protestants support Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Perhaps no where is the division more pronounced than the swing state of Florida.
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St. Bartley Primitive Baptist Church is celebrating its 200-year anniversary as the first Black church in Alabama, a state that both played a big part in the Civil Rights movement and also continues to stir controversy around claims of voter suppression. The St. Barley’s congregation is weighing in on the presidential election by volunteering to drive members in need to the polls and encouraging them to vote.
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(OPINION) The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) is a new regional government that has become known as a defender of religious freedom and equality. The area is under particular threat, particularly neighboring Turkey.
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JB isn’t alone. Americans from the ideological left, right and middle – and every stop in between – are increasingly trying and buying guns. Their fear is multi-fold: a Coronavirus pandemic, an uptick in unemployment and violent crimes in major cities, public unrest related to racial injustice, ideology-driven street battles between ideological foes and a presidential election that already has tones of conspiracy theories, recounts and allegations of fraud. What’s the evidence that this trend is true, beyond JB’s interest?
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(OPINION) The Chilean government has told citizens not to visit cemeteries on All Saints Day, when Christians visit deceased friends and family. They have not advocated for similar measures for voting and other recent political celebrations.
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Several leaders of Muslim countries have condemned France and President Emmanuel Macron for their response following the murder of a school teacher who showed caricatures of Prophet Muhammad during a class on freedom of speech. Muslims in Southeast Asia have called Macron’s statements Islamophobic.
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