Faith-Based Lobbyists Collaborate to Help the Nation’s Vulnerable
Partisan divides may mark politics in Washington, D.C., but interfaith advocacy groups there find ways to work together for the greater good.
Conservative Political Group Using Phone Data to Identify Churchgoers
CatholicVote is a conservative political group using "geofencing" of cellphone data to target Catholic voters at Sunday Mass, according to Heidi Schlumpf of the National Catholic Reporter.
Melissa Rogers, Christianity Today’s Ted Olsen Hope for Common Ground in Divided US
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Polarization in American Christianity — and American politics — may be at its highest in recent memory, but experts on the role of faith in public life nevertheless have some hope about ways to address it.
Trump Addresses March for Life, Where Religion and Politics Mix
WASHINGTON (RNS) — President Trump delivered a speech before a sprawling crowd gathered on the National Mall for this year’s anti-abortion March for Life demonstration, making him the first president ever to offer an in-person address to the gathering.
Study: The Religious Left Is ‘The Most Active Group in American Politics’
A new report from Paul A. Djupe and Ryan P. Burge at Religion In Public finds that, despite the group's rather meager size, the Religious Left is “the most active group in American politics.”
On Most Issues, Majority Says ‘No’ to Religion Swaying Gov’t Policy
A majority of U.S. adults don’t want religion influencing government policy, with few exceptions, according to a new report from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research published on Jan. 2.
Pastors Debate Evangelical Community’s Support for Trump
NPR's Sarah McCammon spoke to Eric Costanzo (Tulsa, Oklahoma) and Malachi O'Brien (Kansas City, Missouri), both evangelical pastors, about political attitudes among evangelicals after two opposing op-eds in popular Christian publications.
Kingdom Work Over Partisan Politics
Like health or saving for retirement, a key component of any type of successful ministry boils down to a basic understanding, sometimes forgotten: Humans can be educated and encouraged to accept Christ, but we cannot be forced into that decision.
The Maddeningly Untraditional and Modern Faith of Abraham Lincoln
(RNS) — The recent re-discovery of a Bible once owned by Abraham Lincoln has renewed a longstanding debate about Lincoln’s faith and what role it played in his life and presidency. It has also reminded us how maddeningly untraditional and surprisingly modern his faith was.
Why Pete Buttigieg May Be Reviving Ideals of the Social Gospel Movement
(The Conversation) — Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg says that “Christian faith” can lead one “in a progressive direction.” A century ago these types of views flourished in the Midwest.