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News Articles: evangelical

In 1994, young people wearing "True Love Waits" T-shirts hammer pledge cards stating they'll abstain from sex until marriage into the lawn of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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30 years later, the evangelical purity movement still impacts sex education

In 1994 on the National Mall, thousands of American teens pledged abstinence until marriage. The movement it created has influenced sex education in schools to this day.

August 01, 2024
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By:
  • Magnolia McKay
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro gestures as he speaks on Dec. 3.

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Venezuela's leftist leader Maduro makes a play for evangelical voters

Evangelical Christians are often courted by right-wing politicians. But in Venezuela, left-wing President Nicolás Maduro is trying to secure the church's support in the run-up to elections.

February 07, 2024
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By:
  • John Otis
Timothy Keller, an influential New York City pastor, author, and founder of the Gospel Coalition, died at age 72.

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Influential church leader Timothy Keller has died at the age of 72

He was a co-founder of The Gospel Coalition, a group concerned that evangelical Christianity had become too politicized.

May 20, 2023
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  • Jason DeRose
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro receives a blessing during a music festival organized by a local evangelic radio station on July 2, in Rio de Janeiro.

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Behind in polls, Brazil's Bolsonaro hopes evangelicals will carry him to reelection

Jair Bolsonaro is relying on support from the country's quickly growing evangelical community to pull off an upset against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in October.

August 25, 2022
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  • John Otis
Protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C., some with signs and symbols of Christianity. Pro-Trump protesters entered the U.S. Capitol that day after mass demonstrations in the nation's capital.

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Evangelical Leaders Condemn 'Radicalized Christian Nationalism'

In response to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, more than 100 evangelical leaders have published a statement calling on other church heads to speak out against Christian nationalism in their ranks.

February 24, 2021
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  • Sarah McCammon
Members of the audience react as President Trump delivers remarks at an Evangelicals for Trump coalition launch at the King Jesus International Ministry in Miami on Jan. 3, 2020.

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'How Did We Get Here?' A Call For An Evangelical Reckoning On Trump

Evangelicals, says Ed Stetzer of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College, should start to reckon with their own behaviors and actions that may have helped fuel the insurrection at the Capitol.

January 13, 2021
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  • Rachel Martin

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