Author: Jonathan Merritt
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Colorado Democrats lining up to take on Cory Gardner in 2020 U.S. Senate race
The race is heating up for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat held by Cory Gardner, considered one of the nation’s most vulnerable Republican incumbents on the ballot next year. Including candidates who have launched campaigns and a handful facing pressure from party leaders to run, as many as a dozen Democrats are putting together campaigns to…
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Desiring God, mental health, and the truth about ‘chronological snobbery’
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What living with a death sentence can teach all of us about life
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Is the ‘evangelical’ label worth preserving or nah?
Religious right protests Atlanta’s Pride Parade, 2017 (Image courtesy of Tom Driggers – Via Flickr creative commons – http://bit.ly/2GIrVPM) Religious right protests Atlanta’s Pride Parade, 2017 (Image courtesy of Tom Driggers – Via Flickr creative commons – http://bit.ly/2GIrVPM)
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From secularism to sexuality, Nancy Pearcey and I spar on the hottest of hot topics
Countless evangelical men have achieved more acclaim than Pearcey with less acuity. (Image courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons – http://bit.ly/2BxiXku) unknown Countless evangelical men have achieved more acclaim than Pearcey with less acuity. (Image courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons – http://bit.ly/2BxiXku) unknown
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The 12 most dangerous countries for Christians
Almost one in 12 Christians in the world lives in a place where practicing their religion is forbidden or even punishable under the law, according to the 26th annual “World Watch List” report. Compiled by Open Doors USA, the list ranks the top 50 countries where Christians are most severely persecuted. North Korea tops the…
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Sexuality, race, and gender: 3 explosive insights about America’s 100 largest churches
Last October, evangelicalism was rocked by the launch of ChurchClarity.org, an organization that reports churches’ LGBTQ+ policies and rates congregations based on their level of clarity. The website angered Christians on both sides of the issue. Some conservatives attacked the CC’s liberal leadership, while some progressives claimed that labeling churches undermined progress. Nevertheless, Church Clarity…
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After Roy Moore, evangelicals must trade wishful thinking for soul-searching
Everyone agrees that Democrat Doug Jones won yesterday’s hotly contested Senate race in Alabama. Everyone, that is, except Republican candidate Roy Moore. The controversial candidate refused to admit defeat in a speech delivered late last night. Instead, he asked his supporters to “wait on God and let this process play out.” Moments after Moore’s speech,…
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Amid a sex abuse crisis, a new conservative Christian vision for womanhood?
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