National debt a new hot issue for evangelicals
As Washington debates President Obama’s proposed 2012 budget, the immorality of the deficit has become the hot topic on right-leaning Christian blogs, radio programs and political mailings.
Who are Evangelicals?
When evangelist Billy Graham, social activist Jim Wallis, pastor Rick Warren, theologian Al Mohler and author Brian McLaren all can fit under the umbrella term “evangelical,” some theological and cultural observers wonder if the term has lost its meaning.
Hispanic evangelicals warn GOP against alienating Latino voters
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Leaders of the nation’s largest Hispanic evangelical organization warned leaders of the Republican Party Aug. 17 that their increasingly strident rhetoric on immigration puts the party at risk of losing an entire generation of Latino voters.
Evangelicals pray for those economically affected by Gulf oil spill
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- The National Association of Evangelicals and Evangelical Environmental Network set aside Sunday, July 18, as a "National Day of Prayer for the Gulf."
Seminary prof says Gulf oil spill could be wakeup call for evangelicals
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) -- The head of a committee that drafted a recent Southern Baptist Convention resolution on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill said on National Public Radio that the ecologic al disaster could be a "defining moment" for evangelicals and the environment.
Young evangelicals tend to shun ‘conservative’ label, embrace ‘justice’
Younger evangelical pastors are less likely to self-identify as conservatives than older generations and more apt to view social justice as a gospel imperative, LifeWay Research director Ed Stetzer told a group of evangelical environmental activists.
Hate-crimes bill divides evangelicals
WASHINGTON — Hate-crimes legislation passed April 29 in the U.S. House of Representatives drew mixed reviews in the religious community.
Young evangelicals call for end to nuclear weapons
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Evangelicals less likely to divorce, Barna survey says
By Michael Foust Baptist Press Evangelicals are less likely than the overall population to divorce, although one out of every four evangelicals who are or have been married nevertheless have gone through at least one divorce, according to a new study by The Barna