Satellite television has been a key tool for evangelical churches to reach Christians and potential converts in Iran.
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Over neatly five decades, Tehran has threatened to close the waterway whenever faced with an international crisis.
For some Americans, biblical prophecies about the end-times serve as a guide to conflicts in the Middle East today.
The ‘Left Behind’ series emphasizes themes of authority, loyalty and sanctity, but they are preferences for order, not moral matters.
Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party could make gains by rallying the libertarian right, evangelical Christians and immigrant communities, especially Muslims, on issues of sexuality.
The choice between the two Republican nomination frontrunners may divide the evangelical vote – and abortion could prove a decisive issue.
College can be a time to interact with people with different worldviews, but meaningful exchanges often require intent.
Two political scientists in their study in South Dakota found people trusted medical professionals the least when it came to public health messages.
Evangelical “purity culture,” which aims to repress sex outside of heterosexual marriage, is an important factor in the shootings at three Atlanta massage parlours.
Who are Donald Trump’s hard-core supporters and why do they pose an increasing threat of violence in the coming U.S. elections — and after?
Few white evangelicals in the U.S. say they believe in human-made climate change. This strand of science denial seems to have as much to do with conservative politics as the Bible’s teachings.
Tiny electronic items can identify pets, clothes and even people. Evangelical Christians aren’t the only people worried about what this technology might mean.
Evangelicals overwhelmingly support Donald Trump. Decades ago their allegiance to Nixon was just as strong.
Wondering why Jerusalem matters so much? A 25-year veteran of the Israeli Foreign Service explains what you need to know.
Artists, free speech advocates and gay rights activists in Brazil are dismayed after an LGBTQ-centric exhibit was closed because the subject matter offended evangelical Christians.
As the Summer of Love ran into a number of problems, a new set of hippie ‘Jesus freak’ evangelists appeared in the Bay Area.
The religious right’s leaders are old men, and the generation coming up behind them is something quite different.
Christian conservative leaders gambled on Donald Trump, and it paid off in spades.
The US religious right has voted for someone who apparently contravenes some of its core values.
Famously freewheeling – but also violent and unequal – Rio de Janeiro has elected a right-wing former pentecostal bishop as mayor. What’s at stake for this ‘gay, black and tolerant’ Brazilian city?
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