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The Episcopal Church announces four candidates for presiding bishop
By Kathryn Post — April 2, 2024
(RNS) — The next presiding bishop will succeed Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, whose nine-year term concludes on Oct. 31.
In wake of Ohio abortion victory, some clergy rejoice, others mourn
By Kathryn Post — November 8, 2023
(RNS) — ‘The fight is well from over,’ said Catholics for Choice Ohio field organizer Nicole Morino, who mobilized Catholics in the state who support abortion rights ahead of the vote.
Lawsuit against McLean Bible, David Platt dismissed
By Bob Smietana — June 27, 2022
(RNS) — The dispute at McLean is part of a larger 'woke war' among evangelicals.
Bart Barber elected president of Southern Baptist Convention in runoff election
By Adelle M. Banks — June 14, 2022
ANAHEIM, Calif. (RNS) — The election was one of the closely watched aspects of the two-day meeting, during which messengers, or delegates, addressed a sexual abuse investigation.
SBC Pastors’ Conference rejects CRT critic Voddie Baucham in vote for president
By Bob Smietana — June 14, 2022
(RNS) — The election marked a day of setbacks for the Conservative Baptist Network, which claims the SBC has become too liberal.
Muslims win office in US municipal elections in 2021
By Joseph Hammond — November 10, 2021
(RNS) — Three years after the first Muslim women were elected to Congress, successful campaigns in Michigan, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey and Pennsylvania put Muslims in key local offices.
6 candidates for US Senate in Ohio vie for evangelical votes
By Julie Carr Smyth — October 25, 2021
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) — The lone Republican moderate at a U.S. Senate candidate forum in Ohio on Sunday said at one point he felt “like a Browns fan in Pittsburgh Stadium.” The crowd of about 950 at the evangelical Genoa Baptist Church in the northern suburbs of Columbus never quite booed Matt Dolan, a state […]
Top Democrats woo Black voters in Virginia governor’s race
By Will Weissert — October 18, 2021
Stacey Abrams urged Black churchgoers to vote for Democrat Terry McAuliffe in next month's election and said that voting is an act of faith.
Kenyan Methodists defy ban on campaigning at church, saying ‘humans are political’
By Fredrick Nzwili — September 22, 2021
(RNS) — One Christian official said resistance to church guidelines on political speech risks a repeat of electoral violence in 2008.
Noem to headline GOP event in early-voting South Carolina
By Meg Kinnard — July 23, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Kristi Noem will speak Aug. 23 at the Faith & Freedom BBQ in Anderson, according to the event’s host, U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan.
David Platt’s dreams for McLean Bible Church sour as members file lawsuit over elder vote
By Bob Smietana — July 20, 2021
(RNS) — Platt, the best-selling author of ‘Radical’ and beloved Bible preacher, finds his church facing controversy over critical race theory.
Healing and unity? Not yet
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 19, 2021
(RNS) — There is such a thing as ‘cheap grace.’ This is precisely not the time for it.
President Trump is a religious leader
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 17, 2020
(RNS) — Trumpism, like other bad religions, denies science, identifies dark forces and denies reality.
On Super Tuesday, new book encourages Christian voters ‘Thou Shalt Not Be A Jerk’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 3, 2020
(RNS) — Pastor and author Eugene Cho talked to Religion News Service about a better way for Christians to engage politics in a contentious election year and discussed his new book, 'Thou Shalt Not Be A Jerk.'
One year before election, Christian leaders cross divides to call for respect
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 31, 2019
(RNS) — Christian leaders across theological and political divides are kicking off an initiative called 'Golden Rule 2020: A Call for Dignity and Respect in Politics,' hoping the next 365 days won’t be a repeat of 2016’s divisive election season.
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