by Daniel Burke | Feb 22, 2012 | News
(RNS) In recent days, GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum has criticized President Obama for having a “phony theology” not based on the Bible, and prominent evangelist Franklin Graham has said he does not know if Obama is a Christian. “You have to ask...
by Daniel Burke | Feb 16, 2012 | News
(RNS) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has apologized for a Mormon who baptized the late parents of famed Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal. But despite calls this week from Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel and others to rethink the controversial rite, the...
by Daniel Burke | Feb 15, 2012 | News
(RNS) New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin’s underdog story and outspoken evangelical faith have some sportswriters dubbing him the “Taiwanese Tebow.” But while Lin and Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow share similar Christian convictions, Lin’s...
by Daniel Burke | Feb 1, 2012 | News
(RNS) Marvin Perkins says God led him to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — but friends advised otherwise. “Mormons, they’re prejudiced against blacks,” Perkins recalls being told. Until 1978, the LDS church banned men of...
by Daniel Burke | Jan 23, 2012 | News
(RNS) Conservative Presbyterians launched a new denomination on Thursday (Jan. 19), saying that the Presbyterian Church (USA) is too consumed by internal conflicts and bureaucracy to nurture healthy congregations. “This ‘new Reformed body’ is intended to foster a new...
