For Abortion Foes, Trump’s Allyship Blunts ‘Roe’ Revelation
The headline-making revelations Norma McCorvey offered in the recently premiered documentary “AKA Jane Roe” stand little chance of denting anti-abortion activists’ momentum in Washington.
Essential Worship
Perhaps we shouldn’t applaud being called “essential.” A government with the power to designate us as “essential” also has the power to designate us as not.
The Religious Roots of Trump’s Magical Thinking on Coronavirus
Since February, President Trump has said the virus will "go away" at least 15 times, most recently on May 15. While his response to the pandemic seems contrary to reality, his biographers say Trump learned how to craft his own version of reality in an
The Kind of Evangelicals Who Support Trump Are Changing. and That Could Be a Big Problem
Trump’s recent pivot towards a number of proponents of the prosperity gospel —including his promotion of Paula White as a Special Advisor within the administration — had left some traditional evangelists wondering what they got into.
Poll: The ‘Trump Bump’ Is Over, Especially Among White Christians
President Trump’s job approval ratings among some faith groups jumped in March as the number of coronavirus infections began to spread across the country. But that "Trump bump" has all but disappeared.
Trump Says He’s ‘Best President in History of the Church’ in Call With Catholic Leaders
In an Apr. 25 conference call for Catholic leaders and educators, President Donald Trump identified himself as the “best [president] in the history of the Catholic Church,” where he warned that issues at stake in the upcoming presidential election, particularly on abortion and religious liberty,
Mohler’s Turn to Trump is the Crowning Flip-Flop of His Career
After breaking ranks four years ago with fellow evangelical leaders and calling Trump a “sexual predator” who “fails the baseline test of character,” Southern Seminary President Albert Mohler announced this week that he had changed his mind.
Baptist Preacher’s Kid Remade WHO for Social Justice
On Tuesday (April 14), U.S. President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would halt funding to the World Health Organization despite the global role of the WHO in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Trump’s move echoes political fights decades ago as the son of a Danish Baptist
In Calls With Faith Leaders, White House Focuses on Virus as Well as Election
The White House held calls with religious leaders last week to encourage their support of its guidelines for addressing the coronavirus, gathering more than a thousand people on three phone calls. When Trump briefly took part in the Friday call, he addressed the pending election
‘For Such a Time as This’
Tuesday (March 10) is an important Jewish holiday. Purim, which began at sunset Monday, celebrates the fifth century B.C.E. victory of the Jewish people in Persia thanks to the boldness of Queen Esther. Purim has been celebrated by Jews around the world from that time