THE INTERVIEW: US PASTOR EUGENE CHO AND “THOU SHALT NOT BE A JERK”
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, speaks with Eugene Cho about his latest book, ‘Thou Shalt Not Be A Jerk: A Christian’s Guide to Engaging Politics’…
POLITICS AND LOBBYISTS
Politics in Australia has gone down a number of unexpected roads. Australia’s Parliament House in Canberra. PICTURE: Michael/Unsplash People who have strong opinions about minority issues have spent a lot of money engaging lobbyists to turn their sideline concerns into mainstream, win-or-lose-election issues. Meanwhile, no-one employs lobbyists to promote the big issues that actually affect […]
ESSAY: WHERE ARE PEOPLE SATISFIED WITH DEMOCRACY – AND WHY
In an article first published on The Conversation, academics ROBERTO FOA and ANDREW JAMES KLASSEN, of the University of Cambridge, look at what their research shows about people’s experience of democracy around the world…
Americans to religious organisations: Stay out of politics
RNS As Americans gear up for a long and bitterly contentious presidential election year, their message to religious leaders and institutions couldn’t be clearer: Keep out. That’s the finding in the latest Pew Research poll, which found that 63 per cent of Americans say churches and other houses of worship should stay out of politics, and […]
One year before election, Christian leaders cross divides to call for “dignity and respect”
RNS This Sunday (3rd November) marks exactly one year until the 2020 US presidential election. And Christian leaders across theological and political divides are kicking off an initiative called “Golden Rule 2020: A Call for Dignity and Respect in Politics,” hoping the next 365 days won’t be a repeat of 2016’s divisive election season. Representatives […]
ESSAY: FOR MANY RELIGIOUS AMERICANS, THE WORD ‘LIBERAL’ HAS BECOME TABOO
Co-founder of Religion in Public, RYAN BURGE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reflects on the growing aversion to the word ‘liberal’, especially among the religious…
ESSAY: JUST LIKE POLITICAL PARTIES, RELIGIOUS GROUPS SEE THEIR RIVALS AS EXTREMIST
Co-founder of Religion in Public, RYAN BURGE looks at what research shows about the nexus between religion and politics in the US…
ESSAY: “THE GOLDEN BOWL IS BROKEN” – TRIBUTES TO AUSTRALIA’S BELOVED LARRIKIN LEADER
In an article first published on The Conversation, political commentator MICHELLE GRATTAN looks at reactions to the death of former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke who passed away on Thurday at the age of 89…
US PR exec with “all-access pass” to evangelical history, closing firm
RNS After nearly 30 years, a US public relations agency that has acted as a powerful gatekeeper for some of the most prominent Christian faith-based organisations is closing its doors. Mark DeMoss, 56, announced in a letter to friends Tuesday he is closing his eponymous, Atlanta-based firm – which describes itself as the nation’s largest […]
ESSAY: AS US EVANGELICALS WIN WITH TRUMP, LITTLE “GOOD NEWS” IS LEFT IN THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT
US religion commentator JACOB LUPFER, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reflects on the US midterm elections…