After Midterm Losses, the Religious Right Blames Trump, Voters, and Each Other
Republicans’ midterm losses have exposed competing allegiances and a fragmented religious right — influenced by podcasters as much as institutional leaders.
Anti-Muslim Attacks Didn’t Help Republican Candidates. In Texas, They May Have Hurt.
From Georgia to Michigan, several candidates who campaigned on anti-Muslim rhetoric lost. In Texas, where the party went furthest, Democrats had a clean sweep.
Religious Democrats Prepare to Turn Election Victories Into Legislative Action
Newly elected lawmakers are setting their priorities as progressive faith groups press Congress to act on voting rights, healthcare, and economic inequality.
Bystanders Defend Seattle Diwali Celebration Targeted by Far-Right Agitators
Far-right agitators disrupted a Seattle Diwali celebration. Bystanders of all backgrounds banded together to push them out.
Clergy Candidates’ Message of ‘Love Your Neighbor’ Powers Democrats’ Midterm Election Gains
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.
A Blue Mainline Protestant Wave Challenges Hegseth’s Violent Christian Nationalism
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.
Review: Go and Do Likewise
This compelling book by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear seeks to reclaim faith as a force for good in the age of Trump and rebukes those who use it to harm and discriminate.
Will ICE Show Up at Churches on Election Day?
This issue of A Public Witness explores the threats of federal immigration agents monitoring polling sites and how some pastors of churches covered by an injunction blocking warrantless DHS actions are preparing to respond.
Mainline Protestants Are Having a Political Moment. Can They Move From Protest to Power?
‘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.
The Trump Show’s Declining Ratings
Americans are obsessed with violence in our popular culture. And The Trump Show bears all the identifying marks of a TV drama increasing the brutality in an attempt to boost ratings and keep the program alive.