Protestantism

A new pope and the remodeling of the world's moral map

2013-03-17 00:00:00

We Americans have long told ourselves that we are a God-favored people, a churchgoing, moral people. But last week when the old cardinals of Roman Catholicism looked for the future of their church, they looked south. And what we Americans heard, as if for...

Tying up the loose ends of 'the Troubles'

2013-02-04 00:00:00

The recent death of an Irish terrorist has raised the possibility of a resolution of a tangled legal controversy pitting the U.S. Department of Justice against a college that sponsored a research project about the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland. But it...

Roe vs. Wade at 40: Pew poll finds abortion not a key issue

2013-01-16 15:02:00

Abortion rights, once a key political wedge issue dividing society, are now so accepted that only 1 in 5 people call it critical and a majority of those younger than 30 don’t know that Roe vs. Wade was the Supreme Court case that helped make...

Catholics see big gains in Congress: What does it mean?

2013-01-07 10:55:00

Most postmortems of the 2012 elections have focused on its implications for the future of the Republican Party, the rise of the Latino vote or the continued polarization of the country by party and region. But here’s a takeaway you probably haven&...

Kuang-hsun Ting dies at 97; bishop led Protestant church in China

2012-11-28 19:24:00

Bishop Kuang-hsun Ting, who was one of the most influential Christian figures in China as the longtime leader of the country's government-sanctioned Protestant church, has died. He was 97. Ting died Nov. 22 at his home in Nanjing, according to...

Protestants lose majority in U.S. for first time; unaffiliated up

2012-10-09 11:53:43

Protestants lose their majority status in religion survey

2012-10-09 18:13:25

L.A. Now Live: A daily conversation with The Times newsroom

2012-10-10 07:43:17

Protestants no longer majority in U.S., study finds

2012-10-10 05:53:13

Gabriel Vahanian dies at 85; key figure in 'God Is Dead' movement

2012-09-16 00:00:00

Despite a provocative title, Gabriel Vahanian's book "The Death of God" caused no public stir when it was published in 1961. By the middle of the decade, however, a massive upheaval was underway in American society and Vahanian, a little-known Syracuse...

Prominent Iowa evangelical leaders throw support to Rick Santorum

2011-12-20 09:56:00

The Family Leader, an influential political organization among the religious voters who dominate the Iowa caucuses, is not endorsing a candidate in the presidential contest, but two prominent evangelical leaders backed Rick Santorum on Tuesday. Bob...

Rick Perry plays for Iowa's evangelical vote with new TV ad

2011-12-01 06:21:00

He may be down in the polls but Rick Perry still has more money to spend than most of his rivals.� On Thursday he went on the air in Iowa with a 30-second TV spot aimed directly at that state's potent bloc of evangelical Christian conservatives,...

Supporters gather for a photo in front of the bus before it leaves for another rally. The Family research Council/Heritage Foundation "Value Voters Bus" parked at the Fort Lauderdale tea party rally at the corner of Oakland Park Blvd. and U.S. 1.

2012-01-22 08:56:13

A Christian publisher is withdrawing copies of the Cancer Awareness Bible, from stores because the Bible helped raised money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, which in turn contributed to Planned Parenthood.

2011-12-15 11:33:44

Still heavy, still cynical, still musically just off to the left of typical metal. Dave Mustaine retains his edge even as a born-again, conservative Christian. --Brian Moore

2011-12-13 10:31:11