… predicted. “When we merge religion with power, what gets … evident today in conservative megachurches where “Jesus is just … cultural Christianity is not a religion necessarily.” “What happens … been strengthened by prominent evangelical pastors who’ve been …

… 2010s as a sort of religious analogue to secular activist … about human rights,” she told Religion News Service. A boat … be an alternate voice to religious extremism.” Fleck said Oklahoma … rise of more politically active megachurches, with what Fleck called a …

… church in China to a megachurch in Rio. But how they … just a social club with religious overtones. The apostles consistently pointed …

When Cornerstone Church of Ames started in 1994, everyone thought it was a church for college students because so many young adults attended. Although the vision was always to grow a multigenerational church that loves the next generation, church leaders …

… spiritual authority of a new religious movement. She was an odd … of a difference between the megachurch I used to have to …

Before the Hillsong scandal, before the prayer apps fronted by A-listers, there was Aimee Semple McPherson. The evangelist was a one-of-one figure for her time—a harbinger of what was to come in today’s influencer-saturated world, where celebrity idolatry …

… of “ministerial exception,” which grants religious organizations some protection against employment … Harlem, Abyssinian became a famous megachurch with the political rise of … New Yorkers. Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the …

… to "cause division." Megachurches like NewSpring, Saddleback and Elevation … debate throughout conservative evangelical Christianity has swept up other megachurches. For example … SBC rejecting banLiam Adams covers religion for The Tennessean, part of …

Craig Finn has never created a character as fully developed as the one at the center of his new solo album, Always Been. Vivid personalities have long been a focus of Finn’s songwriting, along with Catholic imagery and what happens when they intersect. …

… outpost of the California-based evangelical megachurch GraceLife Community Church, which has … government funnels money to religious groups, and those religious groups in turn …