Cissie Graham Lynch, Granddaughter of Billy Graham, Tapped for Religious Freedom Ambassador
If approved by the Senate, Lynch would hold an office that has been unoccupied since the beginning of the second Trump administration.
RNS Tracked the Religious Lawsuits Against Trump’s Immigration Policies. Here’s What We Found.
Eighty religious plaintiffs from 11 major faith traditions have joined lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s immigration policies, according to a tracker developed by RNS with the Law, Rights, and Religion Project.
God’s Only Party in Dallas?
This issue of A Public Witness takes you through some of the highlights (or, uh, lowlights) of faith appeals at President Donald Trump’s ‘midterm convention.’
One Year After Charlie Kirk’s Death, Can Faith Hold Turning Point Together?
Religious language wasn’t always a mainstay of Turning Point. When Charlie Kirk first founded the organization in 2012, it focused on fiscal responsibility, free markets, and limited government.
‘A Weaponized Bureaucracy That Chills First Amendment Activity’
As the Trump administration claims ‘anti-Christian bias’ under Biden, activists and mainline Protestant denominations are pushing back against ‘church invasions by ICE.’
Samaritan’s Purse Turns Down $300M From State Department for Humanitarian Relief
Franklin Graham, one of President Trump’s most stalwart evangelical allies, did not offer any reasons for rejecting the federal funds, which would have been used for ‘immediate life-saving assistance to people affected by natural disasters.’
‘Springfield Is Under Siege Right Now.’ ICE Agents in Ohio Have Detained Two Haitian Pastors
Faith leaders recently spoke out against the ICE activity after a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court allowed President Trump to end temporary protected status for the 330,000 Haitians who’ve fled violence.
Clergy Rally for Haitians in Maryland County Amid Fears of ICE Surge
'When I go to their house, they have to make sure it's me before they even go to the door,' Pastor Jean-Daniel Berard, who leads Passionate LightHouse of God, said of his church members. 'The fear is real.'
Department of Homeland Security Spied on Churches in the Twin Cities
A surveillance incident at a Baptist church particularly raises questions since the congregation’s building is covered by a federal injunction blocking warrantless DHS actions there.
After Cuts, Trump Administration Gives $2B to Christian Groups for Global Aid
The funding for humanitarian assistance abroad does not appear to include any U.S. based non-Christian groups in the aftermath of USAID's shutdown.