/tags/christianity Christianity en-US WLRN Tue, 14 Feb 2023 10:00:00 GMT /national-politics/national-politics/2023-02-14/more-than-half-of-republicans-support-christian-nationalism-according-to-a-new-survey Christian nationalism has been seen as outside the mainstream. But new data from the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institute indicates it's more common than many think. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 10:00:00 GMT /national-politics/national-politics/2023-02-14/more-than-half-of-republicans-support-christian-nationalism-according-to-a-new-survey Ashley Lopez /2022-02-28/south-florida-groups-rally-in-support-of-ukraine-leaving-the-classroom-for-online-teaching We hear from a couple of different groups in South Florida who have links to Ukraine. And their efforts to help those in need on the ground. Plus, a teacher who left the classroom to teach online and create her own curriculum of decolonized history. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 22:28:50 GMT /2022-02-28/south-florida-groups-rally-in-support-of-ukraine-leaving-the-classroom-for-online-teaching Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2021-02-10/psychedelics-and-magic-mushrooms-get-a-second-act-a-new-fiu-course-explores-their-effects A new course at Florida International University explores the history of psychedelics and a new frontier for how these substances might have a positive effect on mental illness. Wed, 10 Feb 2021 20:22:00 GMT /news/2021-02-10/psychedelics-and-magic-mushrooms-get-a-second-act-a-new-fiu-course-explores-their-effects Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /local-news/2020-04-10/well-be-singing-along-from-our-beds-south-florida-celebrates-easter-during-coronavirus When the novel coronavirus started making headlines, Monica Muñoz-Estrada remembers thinking about how she felt Christians were well-prepared. “Lent, the… Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:21:27 GMT /local-news/2020-04-10/well-be-singing-along-from-our-beds-south-florida-celebrates-easter-during-coronavirus /2020-01-13/in-new-book-retired-pope-benedict-breaks-silence-to-speak-out-on-priestly-celibacy The surprise move is seen as a rebuke to Pope Francis, who is weighing whether to allow older, married men to be ordained in some South American countries, where a shortage of priests is acute. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 09:43:00 GMT /2020-01-13/in-new-book-retired-pope-benedict-breaks-silence-to-speak-out-on-priestly-celibacy Scott Neuman /2020-01-04/united-methodist-church-announces-proposal-to-split-over-gay-marriage A group of leaders from the United Methodist Church announced a plan Friday to split the Protestant denomination over its beliefs on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy. Sat, 04 Jan 2020 18:56:08 GMT /2020-01-04/united-methodist-church-announces-proposal-to-split-over-gay-marriage Meg Anderson /news/2019-08-07/real-christians-show-up-in-colombia-and-show-up-racist-christianists-in-america COMMENTARYOn Local 10’s “This Week in South Florida” last Sunday – a day after the anti-immigrant/anti-Hispanic massacre in El Paso, Texas – I used the… Wed, 07 Aug 2019 20:45:49 GMT /news/2019-08-07/real-christians-show-up-in-colombia-and-show-up-racist-christianists-in-america Tim Padgett /2019-05-04/rachel-held-evans-christian-writer-who-questioned-evangelical-beliefs-dies-at-37 Evans had been placed in a medically induced coma after a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics. She was known for her progressive writings about Christianity and her own faith journey. Sat, 04 May 2019 22:00:02 GMT /2019-05-04/rachel-held-evans-christian-writer-who-questioned-evangelical-beliefs-dies-at-37 Francesca Paris /news/2019-04-19/christian-and-jewish-congregations-celebrate-easter-and-passover-under-one-roof Under the banner of "One House, Two Families," two major congregations in Miami have decided to take a stand against divisiveness during this Passover and… Fri, 19 Apr 2019 19:45:03 GMT /news/2019-04-19/christian-and-jewish-congregations-celebrate-easter-and-passover-under-one-roof /2018-03-29/hot-agnostic-buns-a-proposal-for-a-pagan-christian-secular-easter-treat Hot cross buns have been an Easter treat for centuries. But before that, pagans exchanged them as part of a spring ritual celebrating the four seasons or the phases of the moon. Can they morph again? Thu, 29 Mar 2018 12:00:00 GMT /2018-03-29/hot-agnostic-buns-a-proposal-for-a-pagan-christian-secular-easter-treat Kim Vukovich