On AlterNet: evangelism

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "evangelism"

Are Michele Bachmann's Views About 'Christian Submission' Even More Extreme Than She's Letting On?

Frank Schaeffer, AlterNet. August 15, 2011.

The people, churches and groups that shaped Bachmann's thinking are far more anti-woman than most Americans fully comprehend.

Why Is Jerry Falwell's Evangelical University Getting Filthy Rich off Your Tax Money?

Bill Berkowitz, Talk To Action. June 29, 2011.

How taxpayers are funding the world's biggest Christian evangelical university.

Why Is the Federal Government Supporting Evangelism?

Eleanor J. Bader, RH Reality Check. December 9, 2009.

Why does Jerry Falwell's Liberty University, which teaches students to be "Champions for Christ," get tax-exempt status?

Biblical Battered Wife Syndrome: Christian Women and Domestic Violence

Kathryn Joyce, Religion Dispatches. February 2, 2009.

Escaping an abusive marriage is no easy task for many evangelical women, many of whom have pastors that say physical abuse is no reason for divorce.

Going Behind Closed Doors in Christian Right Households

Jeremy Adam Smith, Public Eye. April 11, 2008.

To really understand the politics of the Christian Right, we need to look not only to public activity, but to private matters.