Christian conservatives
Trump assails Jewish voters who back Biden: ‘Should have their head examined’
By Bill Barrow — April 11, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — The Gaza conflict has sandwiched Biden between conservatives – both Christian and Jewish – who want stalwart support for Netanyahu’s government, and progressives.
Some state lawmakers want school chaplains as part of a ‘rescue mission’ for public education
By Hannah Fingerhut — April 1, 2024
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Many chaplains and interfaith organizations oppose the chaplaincy campaign, calling the motivation offensive and describing the dangers of introducing a position of authority to children without clear standards or boundaries.
Founder of the American Family Association dies in Mississippi
By Associated Press — December 29, 2023
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Donald Wildmon, the founder of the American Family Association, a conservative Christian advocacy group, has died.
Bart Barber wants the Southern Baptist Convention to regain its rural soul
By Riley Farrell — July 21, 2022
FARMERSVILLE, Texas (RNS) — The struggle to pull the SBC’s 13.7 million members ‘back from the brink’ has fallen squarely on the shoulders of Barber, a pastor from rural Texas.
Edmund Burke wouldn’t recognize evangelicals’ vaccine resistance as conservatism
By Stephanie Martin — October 7, 2021
(RNS) — Rolling up our sleeves is the most Christian, American — and conservative — thing to do.
Conservatives flock to ‘values voter’ summit, but message may be mixed
By Jack Jenkins — September 21, 2018
(RNS) — Evangelical conservative Christians may find themselves in a quandary this year, championing an administration that shares their public policy goals but may fall short of their private values.
How abortion changed the culture wars on same-sex marriage and religious freedom
By Jana Riess — October 31, 2017
Conservative Christians have gone from emphasizing their "moral majority" status to making political claims about individual rights, says author Andrew Lewis -- and it all started with abortion.
Trump’s religious liberty order slammed as ‘pretty much nothing’
By David Gibson — May 4, 2017
(RNS) ‘Ivanka and Jared won. We lost,’ as one Christian conservative said.
Survey: Evangelical leaders really don’t want to endorse politicians
By David Gibson — March 30, 2017
(RNS) Donald Trump vowed to change the law so clergy could promote candidates from the pulpit. Nine in 10 don't seem to want to.
Will lewd Trump tape about groping be tipping point with conservative Christians?
By David Gibson — October 8, 2016
NEW YORK (RNS) The GOP nominee's performance in Sunday night's debate may have shifted the political focus off his comments. But his candidacy may turn on what his faith-based supporters think.
Conservative Christians criticize progressives’ ‘destructive’ agenda
By Adelle M. Banks — September 29, 2016
(RNS) Leaders of progressive organizations responded that the letter was ‘sad’ and ‘patently political.’
Trump’s evangelical meetup left me with YUGE questions
By David Gibson — June 23, 2016
(RNS) I was there for his tightly scripted 'conversation' with 900 conservative Christians but learned little about how his faith shapes his politics.
Evangelicals give Trump much-needed boost after Manhattan summit
By David Gibson — June 21, 2016
NEW YORK (RNS) Could conservative Christian leaders rescue a Republican presidential candidate whose personal lifestyle and religious bona fides have been punchlines more than a testimonial?
Franklin Graham helps resolve Oregon standoff
By David Gibson — February 12, 2016
(RNS) The conservative evangelist, son of the famed Billy Graham, took part in negotiations with the rightwing protesters that ended their holdout.
Mike Huckabee calls on states, governors to resist upcoming Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage
By Susan Page — January 23, 2015
(RNS) "Do we really surrender the entire American system of government to five people, unelected, appointed for life, with no consequences for the decisions they make?" Huckabee asked.
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