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You're Going to Hell, and There's Nothing You Can Do About It

Hip 'cussing pastor' revives fire, brimstone

Jan 11, 09 1:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Jesus needs salvation from the liberal, pansy ethos of mainstream evangelicals, and Mark Driscoll is determined to save him, Molly Worthen writes in the New York Times Magazine. The foul-mouthed Seattle pastor, who preaches in distressed jeans and unflinchingly discusses oral sex in the Bible, is a culture warrior... More »

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Seattle • evangelicals • megachurches • Jesus Christ

I'm Anti-Gay Marriage,
Not Anti-Gay: Warren

Controversial pastor aims to dampen criticism, civilize discourse

Dec 24, 08 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Rick Warren continues to refine his stance on gays and gay marriage, saying he is “not opposed to gays having their partnership,” and that his anti-gay marriage stance doesn’t make him anti-gay, the AP reports. “I’m opposed to gays using the term marriage for their... More »

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gay marriage • Christianity • child molestation • pedophile • evangelicals • inauguration • incest • Rick Warren • Saddleback Church • President Obama • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

 The Case for 
 and Against 
 Rick Warren 

WaPost does the dueling op-ed thing

Dec 23, 08 1:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Liberals should be neither shocked nor appalled by Barack Obama’s inaugural invitation to anti-gay pastor Rick Warren, EJ Dionne writes in the Washington Post. His colleague Richard Cohen begs to differ, however, so the two duke it out in their columns today. Cohen says Obama has decided to... More »

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Barack Obama • gay rights • religion • Christian right • evangelicals • inauguration • Richard Cohen • Rick Warren • President Obama

OPINION

 Etheridge's Wife 
 Defends Warren 

Tammy Lynn Michaels extends olive branch to controversial evangelist

Dec 22, 08 12:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Melissa Etheridge's significant other goes to bat for right-wing pastor Rick Warren, calling him "the man the media has made our latest 'HE HATES YOU!' target." In fact, he doesn't hate gays, Tammy Lynn Michaels writes on her Hollywood Farm Girl blog. Melissa, who recently met him,... More »

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gay marriage • Christianity • evangelicals • Rick Warren • gays • Melissa Etheridge • Tammy Lynn Michaels

 Haggard: I 
 Still Struggle 
 With Sexuality 

Disgraced evangelical speaks out in new doc

Dec 19, 08 11:45 AM CST
(AP) - Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard says in a new documentary that he still struggles with his sexuality yet is committed to his marriage for the sake of his children. "The reason I kept my personal struggle a secret is because I feared that my friends would reject me, abandon... More »

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sexuality • drug abuse • evangelicals • Ted Haggard • prostitute • pastor

 Recession Packs 
 'Em in the Pews 

As the economy crumbles, churches witness burst of interest

Dec 14, 08 11:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Hard times are emptying company payrolls and government coffers, but they’re big business for churches, reports the New York Times in a look at America's renewed Sunday-morning religious fervor. Since September, evangelical pastors in particular have reported a burst of interest and standing-room-only congregations. “It’s a wonderful... More »

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church • recession • Catholic • evangelicals • financial crisis

OPINION

Top Evangelical Weighs Candidates

Obama 'has given faith more thought and reflection,' Cizik writes

Oct 15, 08 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The presidential race is a contest between different sets of philosophy, writes Richard Cizik, president of the National Association of Evangelicals. In an NAE newsletter, Cizik says Barack Obama is “a thinker who sees the grays in ethical choices” while McCain opts for the “clarity of moral opposites”... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • religion • Republican evangelicals • evangelicals • Election 2008 • Richard Cizik

Pentecostal Questions
Haunt Palin

McCain may be avoiding pastor attacks to avoid focus on Palin's beliefs

Oct 11, 08 6:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has so far avoided attacking Barack Obama's controversial pastor in what may be a strategy to keep Sarah Palin's preachers out of the spotlight, Time reports. Palin officially left her Pentecostal church before campaigning for lieutenant governor but has made many return visits—including one in 2005 when... More »

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Christianity • church • evangelicals • Pentecostals • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Wasilla

OPINION

How Did Dems Inherit
Ozzie & Harriet Mantle?

Evangelical love for Palin family highlights dramatic switch in 'family values'

Sep 5, 08 5:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The enthusiastic evangelical reaction to a working mother with an unwed pregnant teenage daughter on the GOP ticket highlights the dramatically changing face of conservative Christian America and could spell trouble for the Dems, Hanna Rosin writes in Slate. Evangelicals now actually score worse than the rest of America on... More »

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religious right • abortion • Christians • family values • evangelicals • conservatism • Sarah Palin

 Evangelicals Applaud Palins

Daughter's pregnancy makes Palin even more popular among religious right

Sep 2, 08 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Evangelical groups are standing squarely behind Sarah Palin and her family following the news that her teenage daughter Bristol is pregnant, CNN reports. Pro-life leaders hailed Bristol's decision to keep her baby with her family's support and dismissed any suggestion that her pregnancy is at odds with Palin's promotion of... More »

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evangelicals • teen pregnancy • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • pro-life • Wasilla • Bristol Palin

GOP Losing
Its Hold on Evangelicals

One reason: Popularity of overseas missions to see poverty up close

Aug 22, 08 4:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Republicans can no longer bank on the evangelical vote. Most still tilt toward the GOP, but the Wall Street Journal reports that a sizable number—40% by one estimate—are open to voting Democrat. Reasons vary, but one factor in particular seems to be paramount: overseas missions. More evangelicals are... More »

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Democrats • Republican • evangelicals • Election 2008

OPINION

It's Obama's World, But McCain Has a Foothold

Saddleback showdown leaves divergent impressions

Aug 18, 08 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain seemed personal, clear, and passionate. Barack Obama seemed nuanced, composed, and competent. So who won? Dueling Washington Post op-eds come down on either side. Consummate Washington insider Sally Quinn argues that Rick Warren's serial interviews weren't a debate, meaning there can't be a winner. But the candidates... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • evangelicals • Rick Warren

 Young Evangelical Vote
  Is Up For Grabs

They no longer automatically claim Republican mantle

Aug 15, 08 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Barack Obama and John McCain meet with pastor Rick Warren tomorrow, they’ll be fighting for the future of an increasingly split evangelical voting block, the Washington Post reports. Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life, is at the forefront of a movement rippling through young... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • environment • abortion • gay marriage • religion • Republican evangelicals • evangelicals • Rick Warren

ANALYSIS

Dem Platform Reaches Out
to Pro-Lifers

Obama approves language that finds 'common ground'

Aug 13, 08 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama campaign is reaching out to Catholics, evangelicals, and other anti-abortion swing voters by adjusting the language of the official Democratic platform on the controversial issue, Alec MacGillis writes in the Washington Post. The new party plank moves "closer to the middle ground where most Americans reside—not... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • Catholic Church • Roe v. Wade • religion • evangelicals • Democratic Party • party platform • Religious Left

 Megapastor Aims to Save
Not Only Souls, but Lives

Critics blast megapastor's worldwide efforts as more hype

Aug 9, 08 5:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Megapastor Rick Warren, he of The Purpose Driven Life, has moved from organizing churches to save souls to organizing churches to save lives, Time reports. At the forefront of the new wave of Evangelicals, the hyper-energetic Warren launched a worldwide initiative, called PEACE, to use churches to fight poverty... More »

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evangelicals • Rick Warren • Election 2008 • humanitarian organizations • international aid • Saddleback Church

Evangelicals
to McCain:
No Romney

Mormon on GOP ticket would 'deeply sadden' religious right

Jul 29, 08 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Evangelicals do not want John McCain to pick Mitt Romney as his running mate, and they’re not being quiet about it, the Washington Times reports, with Mike Huckabee fans particularly in oppostion. “McCain and Romney would be like oil and water,” one says, citing the former Massachusetts... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Mormon • Republican evangelicals • evangelicals • running mate • vice presidential sweepstakes

OPINION

 Evangelicals Fall
 for Obama's Line

'Gullible' voters don't recognize 'Marxism couched in religion'

Jul 29, 08 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama talks such a good game that he may fool a sizable contingent of evangelicals into supporting him, David N. Bass writes in the right-wing American Spectator. "Unlike past Democratic presidential nominees, he's not schizoid when it comes to talking about his own faith (which, admittedly, is... More »

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religious right • reproductive rights • Barack Obama • sex education • evangelicals • abstinence • Rick Warren

McCain, Obama to Share Megachurch Stage

Warren lures both candidates to Orange County

Jul 21, 08 5:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Influential evangelical pastor Rick Warren has scored the first joint appearance by Barack Obama and John McCain. The presidential candidates will spend just a few minutes on stage together at Warren's Saddleback Church next month between back-to-back interviews with the pastor. It will be the country’s first look at... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • evangelicals • megachurches • Rick Warren • Saddleback Church • The Purpose-Driven Life

Evangelical Dobson Softens on McCain

Given Obama 'threat,' Republican appears to be lesser of two evils

Jul 21, 08 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - James Dobson still won’t formally endorse John McCain, but the evangelical leader voiced support for the Republican candidate in a radio broadcast today, the AP reports. “Barack Obama contradicts and threatens everything I believe about the institution of the family and what is best for the nation,”... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • abortion • James Dobson • Republican evangelicals • candidate • Christian conservatives • evangelicals • Election 2008

BOOK REVIEW

Evangelicals' Sex Talk Has Hidden Agenda

Despite racy rants,
they push abstinence, anti-gay views: author

Jul 8, 08 7:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sex is no longer taboo for the religious right—but the evangelical sexual revolution is no liberation movement, historian Dagmar Herzog argues in her new book, Sex in Crisis. Instead, Herzog asserts that “evangelicals, over the last couple of decades, have beaten liberals at their own game by adapting... More »

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religious right • sex education • homosexuality • book reviews • evangelicals

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