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Pope Francis And The Preferential Option For The Latin American Poor

R. Andrew Chesnut | Posted 05.18.2013 | Religion
R. Andrew Chesnut

Between losses to charismatic Protestantism and a growing number of the religiously unaffiliated, especially among the region's impoverished youth, Catholicism in Latin America finds itself at a critical juncture. New Evangelization will thus most likely become the focal point of Pope Francis' papacy.

Catching The Spirit: The New Pope, Pentecostalism And The Global South

David Briggs | Posted 05.14.2013 | Religion
David Briggs

What may matter more than the new pope's nationality is his commitment to allowing the growth of lay leadership and culturally sensitive worship that is at the heart of the success of the Pentecostal movement.

Burger King Settles With Texas Pentecostal Teen

The Huffington Post | Hunter Stuart | Posted 01.22.2013 | Business

A Burger King in Texas has agreed to pay $25,000 to a Pentecostal woman who wore a skirt to work, court documents state. The payment settles a laws...

A Non-Traditional Advent Story ... From Postmodern Negro

Steve Knight | Posted 02.16.2013 | Religion
Steve Knight

Anthony Smith, a.k.a. Postmodern Negro, talks about the non-traditional Advent story in the Gospel of Mark.

Pentecostalism's Neglected Black History

Christine A. Scheller | Posted 03.24.2012 | Religion
Christine A. Scheller

Charismatics are open to the empowerment of the Holy Spirit as a part of the normal Christian life.

C. Peter Wagner: Dominion Theology And Postmillennialism On NPR

Julie Ingersoll | Posted 12.07.2011 | Religion
Julie Ingersoll

For Reconstructionists, Postmillennialism and dominion theology are inextricably linked, but Pentecostals blended dominion theology with their Premillennialism.

Palin's Apocalypse

Harry Hanbury | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Harry Hanbury

It's possible that Palin does not believe in the Anti-Christ, the Rapture, or an impending battle at Armageddon, but the American people deserve to hear what she does believe.

Biblical Social Justice and Glenn Beck

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Jim Wallis

Glenn Beck says Christians should leave their social justice churches, so I say Christians should leave Beck. Beck attacks the very heart of our Christian faith, and Christians should no longer watch his show.

Oral Roberts' Death Leaves Legacy Of Televangelism

Randall Balmer | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Randall Balmer

Oral Roberts became one of the best-known televangelists of the twentieth century -- translating pentecostalism from the sweaty tents of the revival circuit to the professionalism of the television studio.

Evangelical Leaders Using God Like a Hired Gun

Christine Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Christine Wicker

The evangelical Christian mullahs are declaring that Obamageddon is at hand. One warned that people who hate Christianity will take over the country if Obama is elected. "Life as we know it will end!"

Sarah Palin Who's "Palling Around" With Whom?

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Frank Schaeffer

Palin has been palling around with the most unsavory, unhinged crowd in America for the last 25 years. And this is the person Senator John McCain unleashed on the country.

A Heartbeat Away, or Why Palin's Churches Matter

Bruce Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Bruce Wilson

When religion becomes mainly experiential, when theological content is stripped away, it can serve as a powerful and dangerous vehicle for political ideology.

Palin's Pastor: God "Is Gonna Strike Out His Hand Against" America

Max Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Max Blumenthal

Sarah Palin's pastor Larry Kroon delivered a sermon called "Sin Is Personal To God" in which he warned that the sinful habits of Americans would invite the wrath of God.