How Many Americans Believe Trump Is Anointed by God?
(RNS) — Over the weekend, Rick Perry, the U.S. secretary of energy, became the latest highly placed evangelical Christian to claim that President Trump is the "chosen one."
People of Faith Are Heard Online — But the Partisans Are Winning
(RNS) — As the impeachment hearings proceed on Capitol Hill, it's astonishing to follow the reactions to the developments on social media, where the constant stream of tweets, likes, comments, and shares is apparently further polarizing the American electorate.
How a New HHS Rule Will Harm Far More People Than You Realize
(RNS) — A proposed new rule could allow over $30 billion in Department of Health and Human Services grants to flow to organizations that openly refuse to serve people of faith, women and LGBTQ people. The administration claims that this rule only applies to child
White Evangelical Protestants Are Fully Disrobed. And It Is an Embarrassing Sight.
The story of Noah is an odd curricular choice for young children. Fresh off the boat, according to the biblical account, he plants a vineyard, gets drunk and lies naked in his tent. I thought of drunken, naked Noah while reading the Public Religion Research
Crying for Justice
Over the weekend, U.S. Special Operations forces trapped terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who then killed himself with a suicide blast. The world is safer with al-Baghdadi no longer planning terrorist activities. But that doesn’t mean we should cheer his death.
For Our Own Sake, No One Should ‘Die Like a Dog’
(RNS) — Sometimes, it is necessary to kill. But, you should never be happy about it. That was precisely my feeling in the aftermath of the assassination of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Why Christian Music’s Biggest Stars Refuse to Change Their Tune for the Trump Era
Atlanta (CNN) -- Tauren Wells is one of the biggest stars in Christian contemporary music. Yet there is one subject that Wells' supple vocal range won't reach. He won't sing about hot-button political issues, and he certainly won't criticize President Trump.
Billy Graham, Franklin Graham, and the Dangers of Mixing Religion and Politics
How will evangelist Billy Graham be remembered? And is his son Franklin damaging the religious leader's legacy with his excessive politicizing for the Republican Party and Donald Trump?
No, My Synagogue Didn’t Just Violate the Johnson Amendment
On Rosh Hashanah, my Conservative synagogue put out postcards addressed to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, protesting the Trump Administration's immigration policy and calling on her to support a "framework" of pro-immigrant policies.
Trump Abandoning Kurds Could Cost Support of Evangelical Christians
One of the president’s staunchest constituencies has stuck by him through many controversies but Syria may be a policy lurch too far.