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Pastor on Pulpit Freedom Sunday: “Why I Cannot Support Barack Obama for President”
It was raining, and chilly, when Hope Christian Church celebrated Pulpit Freedom Sunday this past weekend. Some 150 congregants gathered for the special 8 a.m. …
By Tiffany StanleyThe States Project
Nevada: A Novelist Tours a Nuclear Testing Site
A Novelist Tours a Nuclear Testing Site.
By Rachel MarstonThe States Project
Colorado: A Scholar Drives Through a Swing State
A Scholar Drives Through a Swing State.
By Paul HarveyThe States Project
Connecticut: A Blogger Revisits the Yale Athletic Fields
A Blogger Revisits the Yale Athletic Fields.
By Mark SilkExcerpt
My Journey Toward the “New Evangelicalism”
If you’ve never changed your mind about something, you may be dead. Spiritually, intellectually, and even politically, if new facts and realities don’t ever prompt …
By Richard CizikEssay
The Anniversary of Kennedy’s Landmark Speech on Religion
On September 12, 1960, John F. Kennedy gave his now-famous speech to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association. In front of the Protestant ministers in attendance …
By The EditorsEssay
Why Mormon Men Love “Church Ball” and Are Scared of Homosexuality
Mormon men play a lot of basketball. Every Saturday morning across the country, Mormon men gather for a strange liturgy of “Church Ball” in the …
By Kristine HaglundProfile
Meet Derrick Harkins, the Pastor Behind the Democratic Party’s Faith Outreach
CHARLOTTE — “Faith is an integral part of the Democratic Party,” the Reverend Derrick Harkins proclaimed Wednesday as he kicked off a panel on religion …
By Elizabeth DiasThe States Project
North Carolina: A Southerner Mines the Meaning of Progress
A Southerner Mines the Meaning of Progress.
By Marla FrederickProfile
Mia Love: The Most Interesting Mormon Speaking at the RNC
Tonight Mia Love takes the stage at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. This speech, delivered during the much-coveted primetime television coverage, will be the …
By Max Perry Mueller