Rage, denial and remorse: When prophecy fails
Charismatic pastors who prophesied that Trump would win the election have been abused, threatened and received death threats after apologising for their error.
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The faith leaders who will help Biden to ‘lighten the darkness’
Black protestant and growing non religious voters, key to Joe Biden winning the US presidential election, frame the future direction on poverty, race and social justice.
The Pope’s enemies struggle to use McCarrick report against him
The story of Theodore McCarrick, former cardinal and sex abuser, is at the centre of a struggle between supporters and opponents of Pope Francis and Donald Trump, which is unlikely to be resolved by the inquiry.
QAnon functions as a religion. Its fantasies defy political logic
It is absolutely certain that QAnon will continue to flourish whatever the outcome of the election, even if it makes no political sense: it functions according to the logics of religious belief
White supremacy is still dominating the mainstream US Christian churches
Author Dr Robert Jones suggests churches have been responsible for constructing and sustaining a project to protect white supremacy and resist black equality.
Can Catholic Biden capture his faith’s vote?
The white Catholic vote is seen as crucial to success in the US presidential election, with abortion and social justice key issues and Joe Biden’s living faith a galvanising factor.
Religion news 2 October
Archbishop of Canterbury urges free school meals in holidays as well as term time; “Terrorist” applies equally to white supremacists and Muslims; First British black Muslim festival.
Black, white and hispanic evangelicals hold the key in US presidential election
American evangelicals hold the key to the US presidential election. But their right wing conservative bloc vote, galvanised around abortion, is in contrast to evangelicals in the UK, who pursue social justice issues and whose political vote is split.
Explainer: People of Praise, the ‘handmaidens cult’ followed by Supreme Court candidate
Amy Coney Barrett, contender for a place on the US Supreme Court, belongs to a small Roman Catholic charismatic community ‘People of Praise, where women leaders are known as “handmaidens”.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – Factsheet
Background, beliefs, practices, controversies, academic experts list, academic references of the LDS Church