Where Has Trump Spiritual Adviser Paula White Gone?
The onetime organizer of the former president’s evangelical Christian advisory board has been relatively muted in her public support in the 2024 election season.
The Christians Who Matter Most in This Election (Hint: It’s Not White Evangelicals)
This issue of A Public Witness unpacks recent polling data and swing state demographics to explore why, despite all the media attention to evangelicals, political salvation for the Harris-Walz campaign will instead be found among mainline Protestants.
In Election Year, Climate Faith Leaders Urge Voters to Make Environment a Priority
The environment continues to be a top concern for many voters, especially younger ones, and the issue crosses lines of faith and politics in ways that others don’t.
Trump’s Abortion Pivot Hasn’t Shaken Evangelical Christian Leaders’ Support
'I don’t just consider a candidate’s words, I look at their actions and what they have done,' said the Rev. Franklin Graham.
Partisan Bible Codes
This issue of A Public Witness opens up the Bible to debunk hidden partisan codes popping up in social media posts and sermons.
Takeaways From AP’s Report on JD Vance and the Catholic Postliberals in His Circle of Influence
Postliberals share the longstanding conservative Catholic opposition to abortion and LGBTQ+ rights but want a muscular government — one that they control.
Some Nonprofit Newspapers Endorse Candidates. So Why Can’t Churches, New Lawsuit Asks.
The federal lawsuit, filed by the National Religious Broadcasters, is the latest challenge to the so-called Johnson Amendment, which bars charitable nonprofits from taking sides in campaigns.
When a Dictator Quotes the Bible
This issue of A Public Witness treks to Latin America to consider the dangers arising from the political co-opting of sacred texts.
Harris-Walz Campaign Hires the Rev. Jen Butler, Longtime Activist, To Lead Faith Outreach
A familiar face among Washington’s faith-based activists, Butler said she brings ‘a broad set of relationships that I think can help, very quickly, pull a broad coalition together’ in a foreshortened Harris campaign.
Church Conversations About Christian Nationalism
The conventions are over and it’s a 10-week political sprint to election day — but many churches don’t know how to talk about political rancor. One constructive way to address this is to focus on Christian Nationalism.