Barna Bungles Survey Comparing Large, Small Churches

I first saw it on Twitter – “Big differences in what small churches believe vs. big churches” – or something like that. Then, I saw it again a couple of days later. So I clicked the link and found myself staring at a Barna Group survey turned into a nice...

The Family: Ideas Will Prosper Even if It Fades

Jeff Sharlet is author of “The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism At The Heart of American Power,” the story of a secretive quasi-evangelical organization, founded in the late 1930s, which has insinuated itself into the halls of power in Washington and...

The Family: An Evangelical Society in the Shadows

Jeff Sharlet is author of “The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism At The Heart of American Power,” the story of a secretive quasi-evangelical organization, founded in the late 1930s, which has insinuated itself into the halls of power in Washington and...

Public Interest Trumps Pharmacists’ Beliefs

Pharmacists must dispense the controversial Plan B contraceptive pill regardless of religious conviction, according to a ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on July 8. In its opinion, the court found there “is a general public interest in ensuring that...