http://dir.salon.com/topics/evangelicals/?source=rss&aim=evangelicals en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT By Mary Elizabeth Williams Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/24/kirk_cameron/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/24/kirk_cameron/index.html?source=rss The sitcom star and super-Christian is giving away a new version of "On the Origin of Species," and it's got Nazis Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/05/07/bateman_shirleydobson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/05/07/bateman_shirleydobson/index.html?source=rss The chairman of the National Day of Prayer task force and wife of the evangelical leader asks you to join her on this special day. By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/01/29/haggard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/01/29/haggard/index.html?source=rss An HBO documentary about the former pastor underscores the horrors of the evangelical Christian closet, just as new allegations about him emerge. By Mike Madden Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/12/19/rick_warren/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/12/19/rick_warren/index.html?source=rss Barack Obama knows liberals are upset he picked the conservative evangelical preacher to pray at the inauguration. And he doesn't care. By Alex Koppelman Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/12/cizik/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/12/cizik/index.html?source=rss Richard Cizik stepped down from the National Association of Evangelicals after moderate remarks on the issue caused the group's leadership to lose "confidence" in him. By Vincent Rossmeier Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/19/kathleen_parker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/19/kathleen_parker/index.html?source=rss Kathleen Parker -- who took heat for daring to criticize Sarah Palin -- is now deriding evangelicals and their hold on the Republican Party. By Louis Bayard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/10/22/zuckerman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/10/22/zuckerman/index.html?source=rss Imagine a land where presidents don't sprinkle holy water on wars, citizens have good healthcare and governments care about the environment. By Jon B. Eisenberg Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/02/blankenhorn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/02/blankenhorn/index.html?source=rss Posing as a "liberal Democrat" in the L.A. Times, David Blankenhorn endorsed a California initiative to ban gay marriage. His right-wing funders must be pleased. By David Talbot Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/23/palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/23/palin/index.html?source=rss Sarah Palin has a way of using "old boys" -- then dumping them when they become inconvenient. By Louis Bayard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/08/sex_in_crisis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/08/sex_in_crisis/index.html?source=rss The religious right is celebrating sex to stroke its conservative message. Liberals better rise to a secular defense soon. By Justin Jouvenal Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/26/mccain_evangelicals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/26/mccain_evangelicals/index.html?source=rss The presumptive Republican nominee continues to reach out to Christian conservatives, but so far, they're not enthused. By Daniel Radosh Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/04/09/rapture_ready/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/04/09/rapture_ready/index.html?source=rss Welcome to the Christian sex advice movement, where brave souls tackle the stereotype that evangelicals are prudes (masturbation is still iffy). By Gregory Levey Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/07/iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/07/iran/index.html?source=rss U.S. and Israeli hard-liners -- some with close ties to John McCain -- are once again hyping the Iranian nuclear threat. By Vincent Rossmeier Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/02/26/amy_sullivan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/02/26/amy_sullivan/index.html?source=rss According to author Amy Sullivan, liberals don't have to sell their souls to convert Christian Republicans. By Louis Bayard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/02/25/evangelicals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/02/25/evangelicals/index.html?source=rss Former born-again Christian John Marks journeyed back into the evangelical America he'd left behind and discovered the promise -- and limitations -- of faith. By Alex Koppelman and Vincent Rossmeier Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/18/huckabee_connections/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/18/huckabee_connections/index.html?source=rss A list of religious extremists linked to the GOP candidate. By Mike Madden Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/18/huckabee2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/18/huckabee2/index.html?source=rss On foreign policy, he is talking up his visits to the Holy Land. But it may really be about courting believers in Armageddon. By Joe Conason Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/01/18/huckabee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/01/18/huckabee/index.html?source=rss Mike Huckabee's affinity for religious extremism is no secret. But is biblical law at the heart of his presidential vision? By Joe Conason Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/12/14/huckabee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/12/14/huckabee/index.html?source=rss The former governor's feckless, faith-based clemency policies in Arkansas continued for years after the convicted rapist was released. By Michael Scherer Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/09/huckabee_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/09/huckabee_interview/index.html?source=rss In a Salon interview, the long-shot GOP candidate reveals his convictions about gay marriage, wonders about Mitt Romney's faith, and fires back at Fred Thompson. By Alex Koppelman Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/19/giuliani/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/19/giuliani/index.html?source=rss Salon crunches the numbers -- what happens to the 2008 electoral map if a third-party social conservative enters the race, as threatened, against Giuliani and Clinton? By Joe Conason Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/10/05/evangelicals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/10/05/evangelicals/index.html?source=rss Endorsing GOP front-runner Giuliani would be anathema to Dobson's evangelical base, but his "third-party" alternative could be a boon for Democrats. By Cary Tennis Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/04/christianity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/04/christianity/index.html?source=rss I don't believe in God but I want to allay her fears. By Elizabeth Svoboda Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/09/06/rosin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/09/06/rosin/index.html?source=rss Patrick Henry College grooms fundamentalist kids to be America's future leaders. A new book looks at how these elite students cope with the pressure to bridge secular and religious worlds. By Lou Dubose Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/14/rove2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/14/rove2/index.html?source=rss The Pygmalion strategist from Texas built up the Republican Party by exploiting the religious right -- and now his handiwork is crumbling.