Iowa
From church to the mosque, faith and friends help Iowa’s African immigrants and refugees build a sense of home
By Osamamen Oba Eduviere and Brady G'Sell — February 9, 2024
(The Conversation) — Immigration may be concentrated on America’s coasts, but newcomers are putting down roots in Midwestern communities as well.
Support for Israel becomes a top issue for Iowa evangelicals key to the first Republican caucuses
By Thomas Beaumont — October 25, 2023
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Support for Israel has leapt to a top priority for evangelicals in the leadoff Republican presidential caucuses now less than three months away, according to interviews with more than a dozen Iowa conservative activists.
After church shooting, Iowa pastor tells stunned flock: ‘God is near to the broken-hearted’
By Bob Smietana — June 3, 2022
(RNS) — Two members of the church's college ministry, known as the Salt Company, were killed on Thursday night.
Report: Clergy abuse in Iowa was ‘overwhelming’ but now rare
By Ryan J. Foley — June 24, 2021
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The review found that only five Iowa priests have been the subject of allegations since 2002, and that bishops who participated in concealing past problems are no longer in charge in Iowa.
In Iowa, hard-hit churches and faith-based organizations rally to help out in wake of derecho storm
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 20, 2020
(RNS) — In Iowa, churches are working together and partnering with faith-based organizations from across the country to offer aid after the unusual windstorm, called a derecho, that traveled from South Dakota to Ohio on Aug. 10.
Iowa pastor says running for office is a test of faith
By Jack Jenkins — January 21, 2020
DES MOINES, Iowa (RNS) — 'It's just a really good experience to know what it's like to be an outsider, to be a stranger, to be asking for people's welcome,' the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott said.
States’ move toward abortion extremism heats up ‘cold civil war’
By Charles C. Camosy — January 31, 2019
(RNS) — Common ground on abortion is substantial, if we only took time to look.
5 faith facts about Marco Rubio: Once a Catholic, always a Catholic
By Lauren Markoe — February 1, 2016
(RNS) Florida Sen. Marco Rubio withdrew from the 2016 race on March 15 after a crushing defeat in the primary in his home state.
Sarah Palin endorses Donald Trump with a ‘hallelujah’ aimed at evangelical voters
By Reuters — January 20, 2016
But will her avid support draw those conservative Christians, once her fan base, away from Sen. Ted Cruz?
Huckabee faces competition for evangelical voters this time
By Susan Page — May 6, 2015
WASHINGTON — The profusion of appeals to Iowa's evangelical caucus-goers underscores their continued influence in the Republican Party -- but it also could dilute their influence by dividing their votes among multiple candidates.
Scott Walker plugs a Jesus devotional in a not-so-subtle sign to evangelicals
By Kimberly Winston — April 30, 2015
(RNS) The Wisconsin governor uses a popular devotional book to signal to evangelicals that they have the same reading material on their nightstands.
Anti-Shariah movement changes tactics and gains success
By Omar Sacirbey — May 16, 2013
(RNS) After losing steam in recent years, the anti-Shariah movement has scored a string of victories by, ironically, leaving the words "Shariah" and "Islam" out of bills that restrict state courts from considering foreign law.
A Religious Breakdown of 12 Battleground States
By Mark Silk — November 3, 2012
Our resident religion & politics guru Mark Silk assesses the religious layout of 12 battleground states - and explains why religion will matter on Election Day.
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