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E. A. Adeboye, the Redeemed Christian Church of God
You may never have heard of E. A. Adeboye, but the pastor of The Redeemed Christian Church of God is one of the most successful preachers in the world. He boasts that his church has outposts in 110 countries. He […]
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12/15/2008 NPR: The Bible On Gay Marriage
On December 15, Lisa appeared on NPR’s “The Talk of the Nation” to discuss the Bible and gay marriage. You can listen to the podcast by clicking on the “listen” icon in the top right corner of the show page. […]
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Rick Warren’s ‘The Purpose-Driven Life’
When George W. Bush became president in 2000, he brought with him a kind of “hey, guy” Christianity that had been quietly booming in megachurches throughout the land. It was neither the formal Episcopal worship of his youth nor the […]
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The Double Life of Tony Blair
It was, perhaps, an ill-kept secret. as Prime Minister of Britain, Tony Blair was officially an Anglican. Unofficially, though, he was a practicing Roman Catholic. “My wife’s Catholic, my kids are brought up as Catholics, I’ve been going to mass […]
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✴︎ Newsweek
Our Mutual Joy
Let’s try for a minute to take the religious conservatives at their word and define marriage as the Bible does. Shall we look to Abraham, the great patriarch, who slept with his servant when he discovered his beloved wife Sarah […]
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No God–And No Abortions
Before the election I wrote a piece for NEWSWEEK.com about white evangelicals and abortion. In that piece, I predicted that conservative Christians would not move in large numbers away from the Republican Party because of their fundamental theological and cultural […]
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Is Obama the Antichrist?
On Nov. 5, Todd Strandberg was at his desk, fielding E-mails from around the world. As the editor and founder of RaptureReady.com, his job is to track current events and link them to biblical prophecy in hopes of maintaining his […]
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✴︎ Video
Poynter Fellow Speech at Yale University
VIDEO: Newsweek’s religion editor discusses how she got her start in the field
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Science and Faith : Complementary or Contradictory?
VIDEO: Reverend James Forbes is asked about “The Bible’s Buried Secrets” by Lisa Miller, the Religion Editor of Newsweek magazine. This clip took place on 11/13 in NYC at the event “Science and Faith : Complementary or Contradictory?” Reverend James […]
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A Post-Evangelical America
Just as “race” has a whole new meaning in America this week, so, too, does “faith.” For at least four decades, white evangelicals have been the religion-and-politics story in this country. Their power, their rhetoric, their numbers, their theology