Ralph Reed
In new book, Tim Alberta sees another way for evangelical Christians in politics
By Mark Silk — January 30, 2024
(RNS) — His new book summons fellow evangelicals to reclaim their faith.
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.
The Christian right’s Faustian bargain
By Mark Silk — September 6, 2022
(RNS) — It goes back 42 years.
For the religious right, a victory 50 years in the making
By Yonat Shimron and Jack Jenkins — June 24, 2022
(RNS) — A mighty coalition comprising mostly conservative Catholics, evangelical Christians and Mormons grounded its theological aims in the language of human rights and played its politics unrelentingly.
From the new Christian right to Christian nationalism, part 1
By Mark Silk — February 21, 2022
(RNS) — Up first, the 20th century.
Supreme Court throws abortion fight into center of midterms
By David Crary and Jill Colvin — May 18, 2021
(AP) — For many evangelicals, the case could serve as a validation of more than four decades of persistent work and a sometimes awkward relationship with former President Donald Trump.
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.
Walking back Metaxas’ tweet on Biden to blackface days
By John Fea — May 28, 2020
(RNS) — Biden’s comment was, as many have pointed out, inappropriate and offensive for its presumption to speak for African Americans. Metaxas’ tweet, however, was worse.
Religious right sticks by Trump as political heat rises
By Elana Schor — October 11, 2019
(AP) — "Whatever you think of Trump personally," one evangelical supporter told Fox News recently, "it is undeniable" that he has succeeded in enacting conservative Christians' agenda.
Trump, rabbi of attacked synagogue observe National Day of Prayer at White House
By Adelle M. Banks — May 2, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Trump used the occasion to tick off new and old efforts he said he has pursued to enhance religious liberty for Americans.
White House honors evangelicals ‘for all the good work they do’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 28, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — President Trump reportedly reminded those attending of the gains under his administration and urged them to push their followers to vote in November.
Something for Trump’s new faith-based office to do
By Mark Silk — June 12, 2018
Ralph Reed, take note.
Religious broadcasters take aim at tech giants for ‘stifling’ conservative speech
By Chris Mathews — December 12, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'It is unacceptable for these titans to discriminate against users just because their viewpoints are not congruent with ideas popular in Silicon Valley,' said NRB President & CEO Jerry A. Johnson.
Trump’s white evangelical strategy backfires in Virginia
By Mark Silk — November 8, 2017
It's hard to win elections by appealing only to your base.
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