It was a striking midterm victory that demonstrated the strength of the religious left as a counter to the stalwart evangelical support for President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans.
One early victim of this 'Blue Wave,' which was fueled in part by mainline Protestant clergy running for office, may have been the monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon.
Considered a long shot when he first jumped into the U.S. Senate race in Kansas, the Rev. Adam Hamilton, a United Methodist megachurch pastor, narrowly led in the polls as Election Day approached.
A lawsuit sought to have the court declare that state officials’ denials violated constitutional rights under the First and 14th Amendments as well as rights under the Iowa Civil Rights Act and Iowa Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Democrat Haley Stevens stunned party officials Sunday by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers after attending a Detroit church service with him.
‘I do think Christian faith, rightly construed and in a pluralist way, can be a really, really smart strategy for Democrats to pursue in these states that they haven't been as strong in,’ said Heath Carter, a scholar of American religion at Princeton Theological Seminary.
LGBTQ Christians also say they are disappointed with Democrats who have backed away from positions that affirm trans people, resulting in a conflict for advocates.
The complicated findings, based on relatively small samples within each age group, come as Americans’ religious decline continues to plateau.
Retired Kansas City Archbishop Joseph Naumann's office said, 'The bishops were assured that no photographs would be made public. They came to have a discussion on important policy matters.'
Conservative influencers have rallied to support Sey, who is being held for ICE in an Ohio jail, blaming his arrest on a clerical mix-up.