Faith
Atheists who bring logic to the Easter story are missing the point
Having faith is a complex business. To assume that religious people are either crazy or stupid is lazy<p>Many years ago, I had to recount the life of Jesus to a young Taiwanese student who knew nothing about Christianity. As I told him about the virgin birth, the miracles, crucifixion and …
Opinion (UK)Yes, we’ve lost our faith in God, but we’ve lost our faith in reason too
Our failure to create social movements that fill the space vacated by the church has left people feeling helpless<p>Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. So runs the inscription above the gates of hell in Dante’s Inferno. Through those gates walks Dante with his guide Virgil:<p>Now sighs, loud wailing, …
Opinion (UK)NBC slammed for pushing claim Christian faith 'is used to defend white supremacy'
NBC News was bashed on Easter Sunday after the network promoted an opinion piece claiming that Christianity "is used to defend white supremacy."<p>The article, written by self-described "evangelical Christian" Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, was published on Easter morning and tweeted out on NBC News' main …
Whatever happened to the Christian intellectual? Progressive faith in a secular age
Progressive Christian thought dominated much of 20th-century public life — and we need it more than ever today<p>In a poem called “Men Made Out of Words,” Wallace Stevens says it all: “Life consists / Of propositions about life.” He goes on to suggest that thinking, what he calls “the human reverie,” …
U.S. PoliticsOn Easter Sunday, Christians must remember how easily and often our faith is used to defend white supremacy
As a white evangelical in America, I can’t celebrate Easter in 2018 without working to reclaim the concept of redemption.<p>Easter Sunday, when Christians around the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, is also —and not accidentally — a tragic anniversary in American history.<p>On Easter …
Martin Luther King, Jr.Frank Schaeffer Examines The Cult Of Trump: 'The Christians Have Denied Jesus This Easter'
I'm not a believer as such, coming from a multi-faith family. But I have always thought that as a teacher, Jesus of Nazareth had great things to say …
Liberal ViewRevisiting King's Final and Most Haunting Sermon
Delivered two months before he died, “The Drum Major Instinct” saw the preacher give his own eulogy.<p>“The Drum Major Instinct” is one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s finest sermons and perhaps his most haunting. He delivered it exactly two months before his assassination, on February 4, 1968, at …
Coretta Scott KingFrom Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
Season 16: Episode 10<p>FRONTLINE presents the epic story of the rise of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence, …
ChristianityEvery Mormon ward will change with Nelson’s monumental priesthood reorganization
Newly sustained LDS President Russell M. Nelson stunned the Mormon men and boys at Saturday evening’s priesthood session of General Conference with a …
ReligionAs Evangelical Leaders Embrace Trump, Christian Author Michael Austin Says ‘Good’ Christians Must Denounce Him
Donald Trump continues to enjoy high support among Evangelical leaders and Americans who identify as Evangelical, but noted Christian author Michael …
Donald TrumpDonald Trump, defender of Christian America? It’s not as ludicrous as it sounds
For Christian nationalists, Trump’s presidency is a gift from God — and his unethical conduct is a major plus<p>Consternation over evangelical support for Donald Trump got another jolt with Stormy Daniels' interview on "60 Minutes" last Sunday, but new research from Clemson sociologist Andrew …
U.S. PoliticsWhy good Christians must disavow Trump
Back in 2017, when asked if he wanted the President to embody the teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the...
Donald TrumpEaster Sunday isn't just about religion
Easter Sunday is not just a religious holiday. It is a celebration of a factual event upon which the prior scope of human history is understood and …
ChristianityAfter 20 years, this excommunicated Mormon still attends her LDS ward
This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2014, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for …
ReligionHalifax Pastor Finds 'Atrocious' Graffiti On Church On Easter Morning
Two Catholic churches in Halifax were vandalized over Easter weekend.<p>HALIFAX — A Halifax pastor says he felt "violated" after the front doors of his …
Nova ScotiaTelevangelist Jim Bakker: God is Testing Our Faith Through Donald Trump
This is what you'd expect from a Trump supporter trying to rationalize a president who's an unmitigated disaster.
Donald TrumpCommentary: Even atheists should read the Bible
On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal was compelled to issue an amusing, if embarrassing, correction after misquoting Israel’s prime minister the day …
Pew Research CenterMartin Henry | The Church and crime fighting
Today, which is marked as Easter Sunday by many of the churches which make up diverse Christianity, is a good time to join the pastor of the Ocho …
JamaicaLocal Man Identifies As A Second Commandment Atheist
April 1, 2018 by Andrew Hall<p>After spending two days at the American Atheists Convention in Oklahoma City, a local man and professional curmudgeon …
ReligionIn an overture to #MeToo, Mormon apostle condemns ‘nonconsensual immorality’
In the midst of an LDS General Conference filled with big changes within Mormonism, an LDS apostle Sunday addressed a big topic, one drawing …
MormonismTime to reconcile our two different worlds
“Two different worlds, we live in two different worlds.” When Don Rondo made that song famous some 60 years ago, the United States was No. 1 in the …
Las VegasTaking Back Christianity From The Religious Right
Very little in the actual teaching put forward by Jesus would support the political philosophy of the Christian right in 21st-century America.<p>Since …
ChristianityNBC's Chuck Todd slammed on Twitter for Good Friday comments
NBC’s Chuck Todd has been slammed online after he took to Twitter last week to offer his thoughts about Good Friday.<p>The “Meet the Press” host said that he was a “a bit hokey” about the religious occasion.<p>“I don’t mean disrespect to the religious aspect of the day, but I love the idea of reminding …
Chuck ToddA young priest was sent to preach on Sunday in a “white” Catholic parish in New Orleans...
Several months ago I was involved in a friendly office argument with a Southern Baptist, Trump supporter. She argued that much of her support for …
New OrleansJesus Wasn't White: He Was a Brown-Skinned, Middle Eastern Jew
I grew up in a Christian home, where a photo of Jesus hung on my bedroom wall. I still have it. It is schmaltzy and rather tacky in that 1970s kind …
ChristianityBrown M&Ms and Religious Illiteracy
Two tweets:<p>NPR issued this embarrassing correction today. I assume will be no questioning within the NPR newsroom about its lack of religious …
Conservative ViewWhite Evangelicals Discuss Intersection of Faith And Political Leadership
On Easter Sunday, NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Johnnie Moore, an evangelical advisor to President Trump, Liberty University professor Karen Swallow Prior, and evangelical activist Shane Claiborne.<p>Transcript<p>SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST:<p>This Easter Sunday, we wanted to take a moment to take stock of one …
Donald TrumpThe Risen Christ and Fallen Civilization
With eyes wide open to the degradation we see all around us, we know that things are rotten in the modern world. Who can deny it? And yet there are …
Mark TwainYes, there is a hell — and thank God for that
<b>ANALYSIS/OPINION:</b><p>Pope Francis came under fire this week for seemingly to say that hell doesn’t exist. The Vatican quickly denounced the report, …
Pew Research CenterEbenezer Pastor: 'Unabashed bigotry is coming from the highest levels in our country'
Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church discusses the legacy of Dr. King 50 years after his assassination.<p>We appreciate your help …