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July 08, 2011 - Deseret News
Deseret News: Landmark evangelical survey finds both unity and division
In the spring of 1962, the Reverend Billy Graham stood before a Harvard Law School audience to deliver a lecture titled, "Evangelism and the Intellectual."
July 06, 2011 - Miller-McCune
Miller-McCune: Celebrants offering more meaningful funerals
Diane Meily planned her own funeral as she lay dying of cancer.
July 06, 2011 - The Sun-Sentinel
Sun-Sentinel: One and a half cheers for evangelicalism
The outlook for conservative Christianity is really, really bright. Or really dim.
July 05, 2011 - The Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle: Hispanic Baptists in Texas form official convention
The Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas, which has been meeting annually for more than 100 years, voted last month to officially incorporate as its own non-profit, Texas Baptists reported.
July 04, 2011 - CNN
CNN: End of Jewish golden age on Capitol Hill?
The following may cheer those who complain that Jews exercise too much influence in the American political system.
July 03, 2011 - The Des Moines Register
Des Moines Register: Iowa poll: Likely GOP caucusgoers educated, religious
Likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers are a highly educated bunch who are not wildly out of step with the rest of America in their religious profile.
July 01, 2011 - Time
Time: The trial of Pastor Amy DeLong: Methodism and same-sex unions
The Rev. Amy DeLong, a Methodist pastor from Osceola, Wisconsin, decided to come clean.
July 01, 2011 - Adweek
Adweek: Marketing to the Heartland
Most marketers don’t understand the American Heartland, a unique segment that is ever evolving, and requires constant attention for brands to remain relevant.
July 01, 2011 - Voice of America
VOA: Global Study: Growing Pentecostal Churches have social mission
Religion scholars say the fastest-growing form of Christianity is Pentecostalism, with its exuberant worship and belief in the so-called gifts of the Spirit, including speaking in tongues and divine healing.
June 29, 2011 - Scripps Howard News Service
Scripps: Religion: U.S. evangelicals see secularism as a threat
When evangelical leaders look at the United States of America, they do not see a country defined by the familiar Gallup Poll statistic stating that 92 percent of its citizens profess some kind of belief in God.
June 29, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Can a creedless denomination make it another 50 years?
A recent Sunday service at the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore ended with an apology.
June 29, 2011 - The Huffington Post
Huff. Post: Why are Evangelicals losing influence?
The Pew Research Center recently conducted a survey of global evangelical leaders which yielded some interesting results.
June 28, 2011 - Huffington Post
Huff. Post: Why President Obama still says no to gay marriage
President Obama thundered to the throngs at the recent LGBT Leadership Council fund raising bash in New York, "I believe that gay couples deserve the same legal rights as every couple in the country."
June 28, 2011 - Ministry Today
Ministry Today: Global church leaders share concerns
A survey of 2,196 Protestant leaders from around the world highlighted the concerns shared by Christians in 166 countries and the divergent outlooks for the church in the Global North (Europe, North America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand) and the Global South (sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Latin America and most of Asia).
June 27, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Michele Bachmann: A ‘sense’ God calling me to presidency
Minnesota congresswoman— and now official presidential candidate — Michele Bachmann (R) told CBS News’ Bob Schieffer on Sunday that she believes God is calling her to run for the nation’s highest office.
June 24, 2011 - World Magazine
World Magazine: Christless corners
Evangelicals, according to survey research conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life, view secularism as a greater threat to Christianity than Islam.
June 24, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Poll Watchers 6/24/11: Friday blues for the economy, New York same-sex marriage, Libya operation and U.S. evangelicals
Flagging economic optimism – Only 29 percent of Americans expect the economy to improve in the next year, down from 35 percent last October to the lowest point since 2008, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
June 24, 2011 - Family Research Council Blog
FRC Blog: New survey of international Evangelical leaders shows conviction and concern
A new survey produced by Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life provides insight into the perspectives of 2,200 Evangelical Christian leaders around the world.
June 23, 2011 - The Oregonian
The Oregonian: Articles of faith: Religion in Britain, evangelical influence, Gullah spirituals and Indian jewels
Four interesting pieces emerge from another week of religion news.
June 23, 2011 - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
JTA: Evangelical Protestants sympathize with Israel, survey finds
Evangelical Protestant leaders from around the world said they sympathize more with Israel than with the Palestinians, although a small majority said they sympathize with both sides equally, a survey found.
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