Given Christianity’s dominance, Trump raises eyebrows with anti-Christian bias initiative
Christianity is by far the largest faith in America, and Christian conservatives have a strong grip on the levers of government. That dominance is leaving…
Jimmy Carter redefined ‘evangelical’ in campaigns, race, women’s rights
PLAINS, Ga. — Before reaching the 1978 peace deal between Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Menachem Begin, Jimmy Carter managed months of intense preparation, high-stakes negotiations…
Trump’s Cabinet picks are not normal. Will they be appointed anyway?
There’s been a bit of talk in recent days about what’s normal and what’s not when it comes to president-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Cabinet. Normal,…
Pope Francis apologises for using vulgar homophobic term in closed-door meeting with Italian bishops
In short: Pope Francis has apologised for using a homophobic term during a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops.Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni says the pope never…
It’s not queerness that is alien to Ugandan culture – it’s queerphobia
History of homosexuality in Uganda Like everywhere else, African people have historically expressed a diversity of sexualities. In the 16th Century, homosexuality in Africa was…
Opinion: Would you buy a $60 Bible from this man?
Holy huckster: Just in time for Easter, the holiest day of the Christian calendar, Donald Trump started hawking Bibles — in the same month that…