billy graham

The Last Real Evangelical

Mel White / MelWhite.org Feb 23, 2018 Billy Graham wanted to preach the social gospel, but his associates silenced that voice to "protect" his ministry from controversy and financial loss. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Billy Graham, Known as ‘America’s Pastor,’ Dies at 99

RACHEL ZOLL / The Associated Press Feb 21, 2018 More than anyone else, Graham built evangelicalism into a force that rivaled liberal Protestantism and Roman Catholicism in the United States. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Politics

Mel White: Evangelicals Do ‘Terrible Damage’ to U.S.

By Ryan Kohls / What I Wanna Know Oct 13, 2017 The clergyman, author and activist discusses Christian fundamentalism, Donald Trump and media mogul Pat Robertson. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

Is the GOP Losing Its Religion?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jun 6, 2016 Donald Trump has been opportunistic in his approach to religion. By some measures, he's running the most secular Republican campaign since the 1970s. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Carter Breaks With Southern Baptists Over Gender Equality Issue

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2009 Former President Jimmy Carter has made human rights an ongoing focus of his life's work, and his position on the issue recently compelled him to sever his ties with the Southern Baptist Convention after being affiliated with it for six decades. Carter, in a recent piece for The Observer, complains that higher-ups in the denomination haven't changed their sexist ways. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )