Faith and Freedom Coalition
Some critics see Trump’s behavior as un-Christian. His conservative Christian backers see a hero
By David Crary — July 24, 2023
(AP) — Certain achievements during Trump’s presidency – notably appointments that shifted the Supreme Court to the right – have solidified that support.
Pence calls for his 2024 rivals to back a 15-week federal abortion ban on eve of Dobbs anniversary
By Will Weissert and Michelle L. Price — June 26, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The exhortation at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s annual conference amounted to a challenge for the GOP front-runner, Donald Trump.
Ahead of midterms, faith plays central role in Republican efforts to win Latino votes
By Alejandra Molina — October 31, 2022
(RNS) — Pew Research Center data looking at 2022 midterm election preferences of Latinos shows that some of the sharpest differences in candidate choice are by religion.
Faith groups weigh the impact of abortion on the midterms
By Jack Jenkins — October 25, 2022
(RNS) — 'Pro-choice Catholics don’t just exist, we are the majority,' reads a line from a Catholics for Choice voter guide.
Anti-abortion movement faces internal divisions after Roe’s fall
By Bob Smietana — June 29, 2022
(RNS) — After the Dobbs decision, abortion foes hope to ban abortion where they can and find ‘creative approaches’ like shareholder activism to punish abortion rights supporters.
What to do about Ron DeSantis and the GOP’s (literal) demonization of the left
By Robert K. Vischer — June 28, 2021
(RNS) — The resources for resistance are available within Christianity itself.
Evangelical hobnobbing at the White House spreads more than the Gospel
By Maina Mwaura — October 5, 2020
(RNS) — The irony in this is that these men who came to see Judge Amy Coney Barrett be nominated for the Supreme Court support Judge Barrett precisely because of her pro-life stance.
Voter guides show the power and duplicity of American evangelicalism
By Angela Denker — September 3, 2020
(RNS) — At one point, conservative political outreach to pastors may have led with church teachings or Bible passages. But it’s clear that conservatives are seeking engagement simply in order to make Christians more conservative.
Faith groups mount election turnout efforts that could help both parties
By Jack Jenkins — November 5, 2018
(RNS) — This year’s heated midterm contests appear to have sparked unusually robust efforts by faith-based organizations to galvanize supporters and move the political needle.
Trump: ‘It’s time to put a stop to attacks on religion’
By Lauren Markoe — June 8, 2017
(RNS) His remarks to the Faith and Freedom Coalition began shortly after former FBI Director James Comey questioned the president's integrity on Capitol Hill.
Sen. David’s Perdue’s use — and abuse — of Scripture an age-old story
By Yonat Shimron — June 28, 2016
(RNS) Referring to President Obama, the Georgia Republican cited Psalm 109:8: “May his days be few; may another seize his position.”
Interfaith activists call solitary confinement immoral, ineffective
By Adelle M. Banks — May 13, 2015
(RNS) “Once you’ve stood inside the cell and heard the sounds of an actual solitary confinement unit echoing in your very being, it becomes very hard to forget or to ignore,” said the Rev. Kate Edwards, a Zen Buddhist in Madison, Wis.
COMMENTARY: Conservatives may hold the key to ending the death penalty
By Kirsten Powers — June 27, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Anti-capital punishment activists say the time is ripe for promoting a culture of life.
Joel Hunter pays a price for political activism
By Mark I. Pinsky — July 7, 2013
(RNS) Over the past decade, Hunter and a cohort of younger, evangelical leaders have called on others to lower their voices and shift the political center of gravity from the far right to the pragmatic center-right. Ten percent of his church members left.
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