Tobin Grant
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Carbondale Township, IL, United States
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Past articles by Tobin:
Can music be your religion?
How a religion geek ruins a great country song. → Read More
Top 5 surprising religion and politics stories (and it’s only May)
It's unexpected events like these that keep me loving religion and politics in the USA. → Read More
Five ways you can back InterVarsity after #BlackLivesMatter stance
Evangelical leaders sign open letter supporting InterVarsity. Here's what you can do. → Read More
Wheaton professor’s views triggered online hate storm
There is the theological debate and then there is the hate the debate has unearthed. → Read More
Why Scalia says government should favor religion over non-religion
Scalia says God wants us to honor him, and the Constitution allows it. But is this surprising? → Read More
InterVarsity's unabashed support for #BlackLivesMatters may be its boldest move yet (ANALYSIS)
(RNS) During the 1950s and '60s, evangelicals stayed clear of joining the civil rights movement. That's why InterVarsity's move to embrace #BlackLives Matter may be a watershed moment. → Read More
InterVarsity backs #BlackLivesMatters at Urbana 15
InterVarsity's full-throated support for #BlackLivesMatter could be a watershed moment in American evangelicalism. → Read More
Wheaton College's disgraceful suspension of professor for controversial comment
Wheaton College's overreaction to a professor's statement on Islam has turned a minor controversy into a full-fledge fiasco. → Read More
Is the Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting terrorism, a hate crime, or what?
It's a hate crime, not terrorism...legally. → Read More
Evangelicals (always) fear losing religious liberty & being called bigots: A look at 1950s evangelicalism
There is nothing new under the sun. And this includes evangelicals’ fear of losing religious liberty and being labeled as bigots for speaking the truth. Today, evangelicals see themselves as being unfairly tagged as haters. As Stephanie Wang reported , many evangelicals see themselves as no longer welcome in public debates. They’re not the ones … → Read More
Muslims are disliked, violent, and unpatriotic: Three graphs of US public opinion
Americans view most Muslims as far more violent and far less patriotic than other religions. → Read More
Why churches recognize Memorial Day: Two graphs on veterans in American religion
People in evangelical and historically black churches are twice as likely to be veterans than are those with no religion. News Wire Subscribers: This article is not available for republication. Questions? Email wendy@religionnews.com. → Read More
Three reasons why baking a cake is NOT a free speech issue
Like it or not, the law is clear: the decision to provide a service is a business decision, not a choice about speech. RNS columns are direct-published opinion pieces. They are not always edited and reflect the views only of the author. → Read More
Beer at Thanksgiving? Why the Pilgrims would love it!
Without beer, there would be no Plymouth Rock and maybe even no Thanksgiving → Read More