Government & Politics
Trump in the belly of the whale
By Mark Silk — October 4, 2020
(RNS) — Will President Trump's hospital stay change his approach to COVID-19?
The ‘chai’ charm that keeps this secretary of health grounded in the value of life
By Yonat Shimron — September 17, 2020
RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Mandy Cohen, North Carolina’s secretary of health and human services, has threaded the needle of this politically charged moment by balancing her devotion to scientific data and her faith.
Buffalo Catholic peace activist Martin Gugino back on his feet, determined to protest
By Yonat Shimron — September 11, 2020
(RNS) — After being knocked to the ground by two Buffalo police officers in June, Gugino is eager to press his case for the right of citizens to protest the government.
His RNC prayer was neutral, but Franklin Graham says the choice for president is not
By Yonat Shimron — August 28, 2020
(RNS) — Graham said the choice in November is clear: Democrats will steer the country toward the socialism of Venezuela or Cuba.
President Trump kept his promises. That’s why, as a Catholic, I want four more years
By Teresa S. Collett — August 24, 2020
(RNS) — As a Catholic who embraces the Church’s teaching on the innate value of every human life, the primacy of faith, the dignity of work, the importance of public order and the need for mercy to temper justice, I am very comfortable supporting the reelection of our president.
Joe Biden’s Pauline acceptance speech draws on hope, light and love
By Mark Silk — August 21, 2020
It was all about love and light versus darkness.
Rabbi Michael Beals was leading a prayer service. Then Joe Biden showed up.
By Yonat Shimron — August 20, 2020
(RNS) — In a video to air at the Democratic National Convention, Beals recounts the time Biden showed up unannounced at a shiva prayer service for an elderly woman who lived in a subsidized senior citizen high-rise.
Trump’s campaign aims at consolidating his Judeo-Christian base
By Mark Silk — August 18, 2020
(RNS) — His numbers are up from 2016 among Jews, Latino Catholics and Mormons, but in some quarters there’s a definite lack of enthusiasm.
John MacArthur, Grace Community Church sue California officials over banning indoor worship, allowing protests
By Aysha Khan — August 13, 2020
(RNS) — A suburban Los Angeles megachurch has filed a lawsuit to continue holding indoor services in person after California issued a second lockdown order in response to the pandemic.
Trump’s 2020 religious attack on Biden harks back to 1800
By Mark Silk — August 11, 2020
(RNS) — Then too, a Democrat was charged with being godless.
Pompeo’s rights commission delivers an implicit critique of Trump
By Mark Silk — July 17, 2020
(RNS) — A report with a more expansive of human rights than the secretary of state — or his boss — may have anticipated.
Willow Creek, Life.Church among churches that received millions in PPP loans
By Yonat Shimron — July 7, 2020
(RNS) — The vast majority of religious organizations listed in the data received between $150,000 and $300,000, but at least two dozen religious organizations received the highest amount of dollars, between $5 million and $10 million.
Trump makes Nixon look good
By Mark Silk — June 2, 2020
(RNS) — A tale of two presidential ventures out of a White House under siege.
Ahead of Trump Bible photo op, police forcibly expel priest from St. John’s church near White House
By Jack Jenkins — June 2, 2020
WASHINGTON (RNS) — An Episcopal priest tells RNS she was driven from church grounds ahead of Trump’s staged photo with a Bible.
White House tells CDC to butt out of religion
By Mark Silk — May 8, 2020
(RNS) — The government is free to forbid any behavior that threatens life, but the White House disallowed even suggestions on how to avoid being infected by COVID-19.
