religious right
How America’s youth lost its religion in 1990s
By Ryan Burge — April 13, 2022
(RNS) — We are living in the aftermath of one of the most dramatic demographic shifts in American history.
How Putin’s invasion became a holy war for Russia
By Jack Jenkins — March 19, 2022
(RNS) — Kirill's response to the war was the culmination of a decade-long effort to wrap Russia’s geopolitical ambitions in faith
From the new Christian right to Christian nationalism, part 1
By Mark Silk — February 21, 2022
(RNS) — Up first, the 20th century.
Scholar: America is still reacting to the religious right, in more ways than one
By Jack Jenkins — January 13, 2022
(RNS) — The shadow of the religious right is long, and may be hindering the ability of modern-day Christian conservatives to stifle radicalism.
How 2021 collapsed the divide between religion and politics
By Jacob Lupfer — December 29, 2021
(RNS) — As religion recedes as a force in American public life, politics has co-opted faith for its own purposes.
A pro-democracy faith movement is forming. Will it be enough?
By Jacob Lupfer — December 17, 2021
(RNS) — The Scriptures say little about voting rights, leaving faith groups struggling to inspire activism.
The right’s attacks on critical race theory are an attempt to hijack history in schools — again
By Kathleen Wellman — October 27, 2021
(RNS) — Teaching about race challenges a preferred story about an unproblematic America.
Randall Balmer on why racism, not abortion, birthed the religious right
By Yonat Shimron — September 22, 2021
(RNS) — In his new book, he shows it was government interference in ‘segregation academies’ such as Bob Jones University that sparked the growth of the religious right. Opposition to abortion was an afterthought.
The fundamentalist who created today’s conservative template
By Mark Silk — August 23, 2021
(RNS) — Meet a New Jersey pastor named Carl McIntire.
Obama faith adviser accuses Trump counterpart of laying spiritual groundwork for Capitol insurrection
By Jack Jenkins and Adelle M. Banks — April 22, 2021
(RNS) — ‘The chickens came home to roost on Jan. 6,’ said Joshua DuBois, faith adviser to Barack Obama, in an exchange with Johnnie Moore, an evangelical Christian adviser to Donald Trump.
“Allergic to religion”: Conservative politics can push people out of the pews, new study shows
By Jana Riess — March 12, 2021
Various studies have argued that one reason for the rapid rise of the "nones" may be a backlash against the actions of the Religious Right. Three political scientists have now proved that there's a direct connection.
More than 500 evangelicals, other faith leaders condemn religion at insurrection as ‘heretical’
By Jack Jenkins — February 24, 2021
(RNS) — ‘We unite our voices to declare that there is a version of American nationalism that is trying to camouflage itself as Christianity — and it is a heretical version of our faith,’ the letter reads.
As ‘Jericho Marchers’ descend on Washington, local faith leaders brace for attacks
By Jack Jenkins — January 5, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'Jericho Marchers' sang 'How Great Is Our God' as they processed around the U.S. Capitol holding Trump signs and waving Trump flags.
Evangelical Christian activists plan ‘barnstorming’ tour of Georgia ahead of Senate runoff
By Jack Jenkins — December 1, 2020
(RNS) — Campaigning for ‘biblical citizenship’ will be former U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann; Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Liberty University’s Falkirk Center; Rick Green; and David Barton.
