Charlie Dates counters John MacArthur’s declaration that MLK “was not a Christian”
United States RNS Rev Charlie Dates, the pastor of two historically Black churches in Chicago, is defending Rev Martin Luther King, Jr after California pastor John MacArthur declared in February that the civil rights leader “was not a Christian at all”. “We, the undersigned, regret that we have to write you this way, but we […]
‘Losing Our Religion’: In new book, Russell Moore urges evangelicals to stop lying and come back to Jesus
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, speaks with Russell Moore about his new book, ‘Losing Our Religion’…
Faith and politics: For FBI legend J Edgar Hoover, Christian nationalism was the gospel truth, argues new book
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, talks to Stanford professor Lerone Martin who, in his new book ‘The Gospel of J Edgar Hoover’, details how the longtime FBI director shaped the belief in America as a Christian nation…
Russell Moore named Christianity Today editor, Lynn Vincent to lead World Magazine
RNS Two of the most influential evangelical Christian magazines in the US named new leaders this week, hoping to set a new direction for the publications in tumultuous times. Russell Moore, the former Southern Baptist ethicist, was named editor in chief at Christianity Today. Lynn Vincent, a motorcycle-riding Navy veteran and New York Times best-selling […]
Former Christianity Today editor Mark Galli accused of sexual harassment
RNS The former editor of a prominent evangelical magazine who made national headlines for criticising Donald Trump’s failed character has been accused of sexual harassment during his tenure as editor. A new report from Christianity Today magazine, published on Tuesday, claims the Carol Stream, Illinois-based ministry failed to hold former editor-in-chief Mark Galli and former […]
Beth Moore and Russell Moore share laughter, regrets at Nashville church
Nashville, Tennessee, USRNS Two of the best-known ex-Southern Baptist leaders in the country got together at a Nashville church on Thursday for a night filled with Bible verses, banter and bittersweet memories. The event, entitled “Lessons in Leaving (and Staying),” featured Bible teacher Beth Moore and ethicist Russell Moore – and was the first live […]
In the US, Russell Moore, Baptist ethicist and Trump critic, to leave ERLC for ‘Christianity Today’
Nashville, Tennessee, USRNS Russell Moore, the embattled Southern Baptist ethicist and “Never Trumper,” is resigning as president of his denomination’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Religion News Service has learned. Moore will be joining the staff of Christianity Today – the leading evangelical magazine, founded by the late evangelist Billy Graham – as a public theologian. […]
Ravi Zacharias ministry investigating sexual misconduct claims against its founder
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries has launched an investigation into allegations of misconduct against its founder. Christianity Today reported that three women who worked as massage therapists at spas co-owned by the Christian evangelist claimed he had sexually harrassed them on multiple occassions between 2005 and 2010. In a statement, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries has denied the allegations. “We, […]
Christianity Today’s split with Trump highlights deeper issue in white evangelical America
Washington DC, USReuters After evangelical publication Christianity Today published a blistering editorial on what it called Donald Trump’s “grossly immoral character”, some church leaders and the US President himself denounced the criticism as elitist and out-of-touch. The 19th December editorial sparked a Christmas holiday debate over religion in US politics, and posed new questions about […]
US POLITICS: IMPEACHMENT DEBATE SUGGESTS SHIFTING RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL WINDS
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, takes a look at the religious overtones surrounding the impeachment of US President Donald Trump…