Octavia Spencer stars as “Papa” in the film adaptation of the popular Christian novel, “The Shack.” (Lionsgate)
The depiction of God as a woman has some Christian critics up in arms. But is it really that serious?
Another day, another controversy.
The Shack, a film based on a New York Times bestseller of the same name, is stirring controversy among evangelicals because a black woman—Octavia Spencer—is playing God.
Is this a major overreaction?
The fictional book written by William P. Youn
In a statement that is sure to rankle evangelicals, Ben Carson said this week that he does not believe in a literal hell.
“I don’t believe there is a physical place where people go and are tormented. No. I don’t believe that,” he told the Washington Post’s Sally Quinn.
But Dr. Russell Moore, president of the influential Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, said he’s not shocked that Carson doesn’t hold to certain evangelical beliefs like the Rapture and a physical place
Donald Trump speaking at CPAC in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2011.Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons
As the presidential primary season begins, candidates are looking for ways to stand out. Competing for the harshest rhetoric on immigration seems, sadly, to have become the preferred strategy for several candidates.
After Donald Trump dominated media attention with his immigration policy proposal — calling for mass deportation of all undocumented immigrants, a border wall
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Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump signs an autograph for a supporter during his “Make America Great Again Rally” at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa, August 25, 2015.
New polling shows Donald Trump continuing to surge among the Republican field. His strong showing among Evangelicals is a surprise to some and annoyance to others. As a matter of fact, he currently leads among conservative Christians.
“I love the Evangelicals,” said Trump, but the
