EVANGELICALISM

U.S. President Donald Trump, right, applauds as pastor Robert Jeffress waves during the 'Celebrate Freedom' event at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, July 1, 2017. Trump returned to the relatively calm waters of patriotism and supporting American troops in a speech on Saturday night that followed several outbursts against the media and others on social media earlier in the day. Photographer: Olivier Douliery/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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POLITICS
Pastor Calls Evangelical Christians Who Don't Support Trump 'Morons'
By Carol Kuruvilla
"They are absolutely spineless morons," said Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress, a longtime Trump ally.
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES - 2019/01/28: White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders in the White House Press Briefing room at the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Donald Trump Is President Because God Wanted Him There
By Rebecca Shapiro
"I think God calls all of us to fill different roles at different times," the White House press secretary said.
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POLITICS
Arizona's Top Court Mulls Case Of Wedding Card Artists Who Want To Refuse Queer Couples
The evangelical Christian artists claim a Phoenix anti-discrimination law would curtail their religious rights.
Lady Gaga, winner of the award for best song for "Shallow" from "A Star Is Born," poses in the press room at the 24th annual Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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ENTERTAINMENT
Lady Gaga's Moral Collision With Mike Pence Illustrates How Different Christians Can Be
By Carol Kuruvilla
Lady Gaga’s Christianity compels her to passionately defend LGBTQ Americans — while Mike Pence uses his faith to justify discrimination.
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 12: Founder and Chairman of the Liberty Counsel Mat Staver speaks during live nativity scene outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on December 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. Faith and Liberty, Liberty Counsel’s Christian missionary outreach, presented the ceremonial nativity scene outside the U.S. Supreme Court where they sang, prayed and read scripture. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)
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OPINION
WWJD? Oppose An Anti-Lynching Bill, Apparently.
By Brandi Miller, Columnist
When conservative Christians would rather see LGBTQ people lynched than their rights protected, we have a serious problem.
VIDEOS
A Brief History Of President Trump's Claims To Be Religious
President Donald Trump goes to extreme lengths to preach his religious credentials.
Wooden cross on a simple steeple set against a sunny summer blue sky.
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RELIGION
Investigation Unearths Hundreds Of Abuse Allegations In Independent Baptist Churches
By Carol Kuruvilla
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram discovered a pattern of abuse and cover-up fueled by patriarchal theology in independent fundamental Baptist churches.
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OPINION
What I Learned From Conservative Evangelical Sex Message Boards
By Kelsy Burke, Guest Writer
Surprise! Evangelicals love pegging!
Slain missionary John Chau reportedly attended training camp where mock villagers had 'fake spears' and spoke 'gibberish'
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OPINION
Let’s Not Celebrate A Missionary’s Death, But Let’s Not Make Him A Martyr
By Brandi Miller, Columnist
To be Christian does not mean we're inherently free from sin.
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Nadia Bolz-Weber
WOMEN
This Pastor Is Melting Purity Rings Into A Golden Vagina Sculpture
By Carol Kuruvilla
Christian author Nadia Bolz-Weber plans to create something beautiful out of the rings once used to pledge abstinence.
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HUFFPOST PERSONAL
My Evangelical Church Is Gaslighting Me, But I Refuse To Fall For It Anymore
By Elizabeth Baker, Guest Writer
As every biblical principle is being disregarded by many other Christians, I often feel like I’m losing my sanity.
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COMEDY
'GOP Jesus' Rewrites The Bible For Hypocritical Evangelicals Who Support Trump
By Ed Mazza
It's a new version of the Bible, just for Republicans.
UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 6: Voters fill out their ballots at the Old Stone School polling location in Hillsboro, Va., on Election Day, Nov. 6, 2018. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
Three-Quarters Of White Evangelicals Sided With Republicans In The 2018 Midterms
By Carol Kuruvilla
White evangelicals remained loyal to the GOP even as Democrats flipped the House of Representatives.
TENNESSEE, USA - JANUARY 07: Evangelical Christians gather for Sunday worship service at First Evangelical Church in Memphis, Tennessee, United States on January 07, 2018. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
New Study Reveals White Evangelicals’ Troubling Beliefs On Race And Immigration
By Carol Kuruvilla
Echoing Trump's rhetoric, many white evangelical Protestants say immigrants threaten American society, a Public Religion Research Institute study found.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmanin meets with a member of the delegation of American Evangelical Christian Leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia November 1, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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POLITICS
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Hosts Rare Meeting With American Evangelical Christians
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whose country doesn't recognize the right to religious freedom, had a two hour meeting with prominent evangelical leaders.
President Donald Trump points during a campaign rally Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, in Estero, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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POLITICS
Trump: Nobody's Done More For Religion Than I Have
By Carol Kuruvilla
The president touted actions he has taken for America's religious groups in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network.
Billy Graham delivers his Farewell Message to a crowd of thousands on Day 3 of his final crusade at the Flushing Meadows Park in New York City, New York, on Sunday, June 26, 2005. (Photo by Jemal Countess/WireImage)
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POLITICS
Billy Graham's Magazine Claims Christians Will Be 'Open Targets' If GOP Loses Congress
By Carol Kuruvilla
Decision Magazine editors warned that evangelicals will be punished "once again" if Republicans lose the midterm elections to Democrats.
A 2000- year old scroll found at Qumran near the Dead Sea. The text of the scroll is a commentary on the biblical verses of Hosea 2: 8- 14 , which relate God, as husband, to Israel, the unfaithful wife. (AP Photo/ HO: Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)
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U.S. NEWS
5 Bible Museum Dead Sea Scrolls Exposed As Fakes
By David Barden
Fragments were forged with the intention of fooling wealthy American evangelical Christians -- like the founder of Washington's Museum of the Bible, Steve Green.
A Cuban walks past a poster against homophobia and transphobia in Havana, on September 20, 2018. - The national referendum to ratify Cuba's new constitution will take place on February 24, 2019, the document would provide a legal path for same-sex marriage, an important demand of the socialist island's LGBT community. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) (Photo credit should read YAMIL LAGE/AFP/Getty Images)
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QUEER VOICES
In Rare Cuban Campaign, Churches Are Advocating Against Same-Sex Marriage
By Nelson Acosta and Sarah Marsh, Reuters
The country's anti-LGBTQ views have resurfaced ahead of a proposed constitutional amendment.
HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 03: Joel Osteen, the pastor of Lakewood Church, stands with his wife, Victoria Osteen, as he conducts a service at his church as the city starts the process of rebuilding after severe flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on September 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Pastor Osteen drew criticism after initially not opening the doors of his church to victims of Hurricane Harvey. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi on August 25, dumped around 50 inches of rain in and around areas of Houston and Southeast Texas. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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WOMEN
Televangelist Joel Osteen Refuses To Be Alone With Women Who Aren't His Wife
By Carol Kuruvilla
The Texas preacher says he follows the Billy Graham rule, which is meant to help male pastors avoid being tempted by women.
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) stands with Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr. after delivering keynote address at commencement in Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S., May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
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POLITICS
Trump Doesn't Fit Christian Standard For 'Moral,' Progressive Evangelicals Say
By Carol Kuruvilla
Some believers are pushing back after Jerry Falwell Jr. claimed Trump is the "good, moral" leader that America needs.
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POLITICS
Anti-Trump Evangelicals Are On A Nationwide Bus Tour To Flip Congress
By Carol Kuruvilla
The Vote Common Good bus tour is challenging conservative Christians to question their loyalty to the Republican Party.
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RELIGION
This Diverse Group Of Evangelicals Is Trying To Take Back The Faith
By Carol Kuruvilla
The "Chicago Invitation" brings together evangelicals who are tired of their faith being co-opted by older, white male Trump supporters.
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HUFFPOST PERSONAL
I Know Why Evangelical Women Support Brett Kavanaugh. I Was Raised To Do The Same.
By Carly Gelsinger, Guest Writer
Purity culture taught young girls like me to bear responsibility for men’s lust.
Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh testifies in front of the Senate Judiciary committee regarding sexual assault allegations at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC, U.S. September 27, 2018. Gabriella Demczuk/Pool via Reuters
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POLITICS
Trump's Top Evangelical Supporters Are Sticking Firmly By Kavanaugh
By Carol Kuruvilla
A new poll shows that even if Christine Blasey Ford's allegations are true, about half of white evangelicals still want Brett Kavanaugh confirmed.
Brett Kavanaugh, U.S. Supreme Court associate justice nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Kavanaugh yesterday steered clear of trouble in a marathon day before a Senate panel, refusing to say whether he would overturn the constitutional right to abortion or disqualify himself from any case directly involving Trump. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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RELIGION
Progressive Christians Call Out Blatant Hypocrisy Of Dismissing Kavanaugh's Accusers
By Carol Kuruvilla
Evangelical leaders preach a strict conservative Christian sexual ethic -- but some seem willing to allow exceptions.
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