culture war
American politics has become positively medieval
By Mark Silk — April 10, 2023
(RNS) — It's crusaders v. jihadis all over again.
Francis Collins on COVID-19 politics: ‘The culture war is literally killing people’
By Adelle M. Banks — February 3, 2022
(RNS) — Many white evangelicals, said the former head of the National Institutes of Health, have been ‘victimized by the misinformation and lies and conspiracies that are floating around, particularly on social media and some of it in cable news.’
How Eric Metaxas went from Trump despiser to true believer
By Bob Smietana — December 3, 2020
(RNS) — How a onetime aspiring public intellectual and Trump doubter turned into a true believer in stolen elections.
Trump, unlikely religious favorite, hails Christian values
By Jerome Socolovsky — October 13, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump assured a high-profile gathering of Christian conservatives that his administration will defend religious organizations, promising a return to traditional American values.
Phyllis Schlafly’s rhetorical genius
By Jerome Socolovsky — September 6, 2016
Phyllis Schlafly was brilliant. I agreed with none of her causes or methods. But I was fascinated by the ways she deployed great intelligence, fierce determination and rhetorical talent.
Clinton probably won’t court evangelicals. Here’s why she should
By Jacob Lupfer — July 29, 2016
(RNS) Politically, she has little to gain and a great deal to lose. But from the standpoint of democratic discourse, the time may be ripe to challenge evangelicals’ loyalty to Republican politicians.
How to make peace after the culture war
By Mark Silk — June 4, 2016
Both sides need to dial it back.
In a red state, the culture war shifts
By Bobby Ross Jr. — May 27, 2016
EDMOND, Okla. (RNS) In a state where appeals to traditional values have long resonated with voters, the public is angry and willing to boot incumbents over underfunded schools, crumbling infrastructure and failing health and prison systems.
Dropping ‘Easter’ from eggs sparks culture war in England
By Trevor Grundy — March 24, 2016
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The chocolate companies denied claims they were deliberately trying to distance Easter eggs from their religious origin.
COMMENTARY: Pope Francis is not a standard bearer for the right or the left
By Tom Krattenmaker — December 9, 2013
(RNS) The pope is not a politician, a media loudmouth or an activist. He is a religious figure, wholly dedicated to representing the Gospel of Jesus Christ as he understands it to a world caught up in a thousand other things.
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