/tags/christianity Christianity en-US Copyright Tue, 10 May 2022 09:30:16 GMT /news/2022-05-10/orthodox-christian-churches-are-drawing-in-far-right-american-converts Orthodox Christianity is a relatively small faith tradition in the U.S., but in recent years it has expanded to new regions. Some new converts are using the religion to spread white nationalist views. Tue, 10 May 2022 09:30:16 GMT /news/2022-05-10/orthodox-christian-churches-are-drawing-in-far-right-american-converts Odette Yousef /podcast/me-and-my-muslim-friends-podcast/2021-09-22/season-1-highlight-latina-converts Guests Kathia Guerrero and Shirley Puente are Mexican and Peruvian converts to Islam. In this excerpt from the first season, we discuss what drew them to the faith, how they maintain their Latina identity with their Muslim identity, and how they discovered a bigger Latinx convert community than they expected. | Hear more from Shirley and Kathia here. Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:05:22 GMT /podcast/me-and-my-muslim-friends-podcast/2021-09-22/season-1-highlight-latina-converts Yasmin Bendaas /news/2021-04-05/vaccine-skepticism-runs-deep-among-white-evangelicals-in-us It's a phenomenon that has become increasingly apparent in recent polls and surveys: Vaccine skepticism is more widespread among white evangelicals than almost any other major bloc of Americans. Mon, 05 Apr 2021 20:52:53 GMT /news/2021-04-05/vaccine-skepticism-runs-deep-among-white-evangelicals-in-us Associated Press /arts-culture/2020-11-27/a-church-of-listening-with-haven-kimmel-and-frank-stasio After their initial conversations on “The State of Things” in 2006 and 2007, author Haven Kimmel and host Frank Stasio hit the road. Libraries invited the… Fri, 27 Nov 2020 17:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2020-11-27/a-church-of-listening-with-haven-kimmel-and-frank-stasio Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-11-27/a-church-of-listening-with-haven-kimmel-and-frank-stasio After their initial conversations on “The State of Things” in 2006 and 2007, author Haven Kimmel and host Frank Stasio hit the road. Libraries invited the… Fri, 27 Nov 2020 17:00:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-11-27/a-church-of-listening-with-haven-kimmel-and-frank-stasio Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /politics/2020-02-17/thoughts-prayers-and-more-ammunition-meet-mike-grigoni Is it easier to turn the other cheek while packing heat? Like the Vedas, Torah and Quran, the New Testament’s verdict on violence and self-defense is a… Mon, 17 Feb 2020 16:49:10 GMT /politics/2020-02-17/thoughts-prayers-and-more-ammunition-meet-mike-grigoni Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-02-17/thoughts-prayers-and-more-ammunition-meet-mike-grigoni Is it easier to turn the other cheek while packing heat? Like the Vedas, Torah and Quran, the New Testament’s verdict on violence and self-defense is a… Mon, 17 Feb 2020 16:49:10 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-02-17/thoughts-prayers-and-more-ammunition-meet-mike-grigoni Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /politics/2019-04-23/how-would-jesus-vote Mayor Pete Buttigieg says Christian faith leads in a "progressive" political direction. Conservatives disagree. The debate reshapes old questions about the relation between religion and politics. Tue, 23 Apr 2019 09:09:00 GMT /politics/2019-04-23/how-would-jesus-vote Tom Gjelten /arts-culture/2018-12-20/channelling-your-superpower-in-uncertain-times John Pavlovitz is a North Carolina pastor who has experienced more than a handful of personal crises: he lost his job and his father within a short time… Thu, 20 Dec 2018 17:11:13 GMT /arts-culture/2018-12-20/channelling-your-superpower-in-uncertain-times Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-12-20/channelling-your-superpower-in-uncertain-times John Pavlovitz is a North Carolina pastor who has experienced more than a handful of personal crises: he lost his job and his father within a short time… Thu, 20 Dec 2018 17:11:13 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-12-20/channelling-your-superpower-in-uncertain-times Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio