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'Tis In Season: A Harvest Of New VeggieTales, In Time For Christmas
Hugely popular in the 1990s, the computer-animated Christian series — featuring Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber retelling Bible stories — has been rebooted on Trinity Broadcasting Network.
Generational Split Among Evangelicals Threatens Support For Trump
White evangelicals have been among President Trump's most solid supporters, but younger evangelicals are more skeptical of the president heading into the 2020 election.
Praying For The Impeachment Probe To Deliver The Truth
Some faith leaders are gathering on Sunday to pray for the impeachment inquiry to yield "the truth" — saying the country needs to know more about the President's foreign overtures.
Trump Could Lose Evangelical Support Over Turkey-Kurds Issue
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network about the evangelical response to President Trump's decision to pull back troops from Northern Syria.
Religious Walking Tour Maps Out The History Of Muslims In New York City
As she leads free walking tours through Harlem, Katie Merriman highlights the ways in which the history of Muslims is part of the history of New York City.
How Twitter Helped Change The Mind Of A Westboro Baptist Church Member
Growing up, Megan Phelps-Roper was told that God killed soldiers as punishment for tolerance of homosexuality. She started to question her beliefs after she began running the church's Twitter account.
Granddaughter Of Westboro Baptist Church Founder Chronicles Leaving In 'Unfollow'
Megan Phelps-Roper, who first picketed against homosexuality with her family at age 5, writes of facing feelings of guilt. In her memoir she says of her family, "losing them was the price of honesty."
Evangelical Christian Leaders Push Back On Turkish Invasion Of Northern Syria
Evangelical Christian leaders are furious over President Trump's green light to a Turkish invasion of Kurd-controlled territory in Syria. Thousands of Syrian and Kurdish Christians are in danger.
China Has Begun Moving Xinjiang Muslim Detainees To Formal Prisons, Relatives Say
Muslim minorities in the northwestern region are targets of a sweeping security operation. Officials say most residents have been returned to society, but relatives say many are sentenced to prison.