Brian Pellot is Director of Global Strategy at Religion News Service. He is currently based in Cape Town, South Africa, where he occasionally freelances for international news and media outlets. Beyond journalism, Brian organizes and leads media development trainings and workshops aimed at improving reporting coverage of taboo topics including LGBTQI rights and religion. He speaks regularly about these issues at media and human rights conferences around the world.

The moral spine of the novel is not Atticus Finch.

Christian moviemakers opt for black cast after glut of whitewashed Bible films. The movie industry has a long history of casting white actors to play African and Middle Eastern Bible characters. Comments Off on Christian moviemakers opt for black cast after glut of whitewashed Bible films.

Corner of Church and State. Few countries take the hands-off approach found in the United States.

When I started writing this column, I set out with the goal of lifting up frequently overlooked nontheist perspectives the atheist voices that are generally ignored by those who are only interested in narratives of conflict and certainty. Meet the tireless women working to free Raif Badawi and Waleed Abu al-Khair. Godparent, without the God part. You know what I mean. Phil Zuckerman, author of several books on sec.

The Southern Baptists are preparing to battle LGBT protections legislation. How traditional biblical views can cut off love, enlightenment and even life. Relationships should be the lens to our theology.

Locked in cells of silence by disbelief and shame. What fuels the silence that extinguishes the hopes and dreams of abuse survivors? An abuse survivor speaks to the church. Powerful and personal words that call for the church to reflect the genuine image of Jesus. Can a church protect children and minister to convicted sex offenders? The spiritual struggle of fighting the church.