Erik Tryggestad via Religion Unplugged For many Venezuelans, the capture of President Nicolás Maduro is an answer, albeit a bittersweet one, to decades of fervent prayer. “Although I am a Christian and firmly oppose all forms of war, I cannot… Continue Reading
Clemente Lisi of Religion Unplugged James Dobson, a politically influential conservative and staunch anti-abortion activist who founded the Christian ministry Focus on the Family, died on Thursday at the age of 89. “Dr. Dobson’s impact endures through the many lives… Continue Reading
Clemente Lisi via Religion Unplugged With clouds of white smoke emanating from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel and to the loud cheers of thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square, the 133-member conclave elected a new pope on Thursday —… Continue Reading
Clemente Lisi Religion Unplugged There’s an old Italian adage that warns against betting on the presumed favourites ahead of a papal conclave. It cautions, “He who enters a conclave a pope, leaves it a cardinal.” With Pope Francis dead at… Continue Reading
By Joseph Holmes via Religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) Angel Studios can’t seem to catch a break from controversy. Its first big hit, the film “Sound of Freedom,” was heavily criticized by sex-trafficking survivors for its deceptive portrayal of the issue. They’ve… Continue Reading
Richard Ostling via Religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) “God seems to be having a moment, culturally speaking,” observes John Stonestreet of the Colson Center, whose founder, the late Chuck Colson, was a famed convert as Nixon White House “hatchet man” turned “born-again”… Continue Reading
James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024) Lori Amber Roessner via the Conversation in 2023 “I am a farmer, an engineer, a businessman, a planner, a scientist, a governor, and a Christian,” Jimmy Carter said while introducing… Continue Reading
Religion Unplugged. It was an ordinary chapel service on Feb. 8, 2023, in Hughes Auditorium at Asbury University. But what happened next was anything but ordinary, taking almost everyone by surprise. While most left for class, some students remained. Several… Continue Reading
ANALYSIS by Ryan Burge via Religion Unplugged I can’t point to one specific instance of this, but it’s something I see in the online discourse: “It’s the folks who don’t go to church who put Trump in the White House.”… Continue Reading
By Joseph Holmes / Religion Unplugged Many people are excited by the news that Greta Gerwig will be directing the first two “Narnia” movies for Netflix, but a look at her filmography shows she is the wrong choice to direct those… Continue Reading