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Evangelicism

Religion

They Went to Bible College to Deepen Their Faith. Then They Were Assaulted—and Blamed for It.

At Moody Bible Institute, purity culture and complementarianism have worked together to forgive abusers and punish the abused.

Becca Andrews Mother Jones Sep 2021 35min Permalink

Sports Religion

"Ready, Set, Trump"

Can Jerry Falwell Jr. build Liberty University’s football team into the evangelical version of Notre Dame?

Jordan Ritter Conn The Ringer Dec 2019 25min Permalink

Politics Religion

False Idol—Why the Christian Right Worships Donald Trump

How Evangelicals have claimed Trump as one of their own.

Alex Morris Rolling Stone Dec 2019 25min Permalink

Politics Movies & TV Religion

Church of The Donald

How Christian TV became Trump’s most reliable media mouthpiece.

Ruth Graham Politico Apr 2018 20min Permalink

Business Religion

Billion-Dollar Blessings

How Jerry Falwell Jr. transformed Liberty University, one of the religious right’s most powerful institutions, into a wildly lucrative online empire.

Alec MacGillis ProPublica Apr 2018 30min Permalink

Science

Unfriendly Climate

Katharine Hayhoe is one of the country’s most influential atmospheric scientists, spreading the word about the effects of climate change. She’s also an evangelical Christian.

Sonia Smith Texas Monthly Apr 2016 25min Permalink

Crime Religion

The Son of Sam’s Social Life

Admiring evangelicals are helping David Berkowitz, the imprisoned serial killer who murdered six people in NYC during the summer of 1977, with an unusual image makeover.

Serge F. Kovaleski New York Times Jul 2010 Permalink