Election
Minority groups brace for battle in case Trump makes good on his promises
By Lauren Markoe — November 21, 2016
(RNS) 'We're looking for any good signs but the signs he is sending are not good,' Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said of Trump.
This post-election sermon is the one you wanted to hear this week
By Tobin Grant — November 18, 2016
A sermon on how to live together after such a contentious election.
5 ways political scientists got the election right
By Tobin Grant — November 9, 2016
Pundits and prognosticators assumed that this election was unusual. It wasn't.
The religious factors in the election
By Mark Silk — November 9, 2016
(RNS) Same patterns, but critical shifts.
When voting isn’t enough: 3 prayers for a weary electorate
By Lauren Markoe — November 8, 2016
(RNS) Clergy and religious organization offer a variety of prayers for those driven to their knees by this election.
Post-election church services aim to reconcile Christian voters
By Lauren Markoe — November 6, 2016
(RNS) Thousands of Christians will end this election season in the pews, praying and singing to remind themselves of God's sovereignty in their lives.
What Russell Moore won’t say
By Mark Silk — November 3, 2016
The president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention takes on the old guard of the Religious Right, but holds back from challenging the alliance with the GOP.
Keep the Al Smith dinner!
By Mark Silk — October 27, 2016
(RNS) It did an excellent job of exposing Donald Trump for the boor he is.
Vandals paint swastikas around home of Indian-American, Christian candidate
By Lauren Markoe — October 25, 2016
(RNS) Someone sprayed swastikas on Peter Jacob's home.
The politics of Jen Hatmaker: Trump, Black Lives Matter, gay marriage and more
By Jonathan Merritt — October 25, 2016
(RNS) The HGTV star and best-selling Christian author holds nothing back in this candid and personal interview.
Whither white Catholics?
By Mark Silk — October 25, 2016
(RNS) Once upon a time, they were solid Democrats too. Now they're divided, though leaning GOP. But the tea leaves suggest they will end up voting for Clinton.
Religious voters turning away from Trump
By Mark Silk — October 21, 2016
(RNS) The so-called "God gap" has shrunk -- though not for congressional Republicans -- while the gender gap has grown.
Trump’s delegitimization strategy
By Mark Silk — October 18, 2016
(RNS) He's taken the old Republican tropes about the "Silent Majority" and the "Moral Majority" to a whole new level.
A Yom Kippur confession for this election year
By Mark Silk — October 11, 2016
(RNS) The most important prayer during the daylong fast is the Al Chet, a confession of sins committed by anyone in our community. Any resemblance to persons living or running for office is purely coincidental.
Old-guard evangelicals stick with Trump
By Mark Silk — October 10, 2016
(RNS) The 'New Calvinists,' not so much. They know unredeemable when they see it.
