Government & Politics
Iowa and the zombie myth about white evangelical support for Trump
By Robert P. Jones — January 17, 2024
(RNS) — There is little evidence that unchurched white evangelicals are the most supportive of Trump.
Does the Constitution depend on morality and religion?
By Mark Silk — January 16, 2024
(RNS) — A cautionary tale from John Adams.
Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez and 18 priests arrive in Rome from prison, guests of Vatican
By Associated Press — January 16, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Bishop Rolando Álvarez and the other clergy were jailed more than a year ago, in most cases, as part of a crackdown on the opposition and Catholic church by Ortega.
Florida welcomes students fleeing campus antisemitism, with little evidence that there’s demand
By Mike Schneider — January 11, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — College campuses across the U.S. have been roiled by protests since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, and university presidents have been caught in the crosshairs
A Jew coined the word ‘genocide.’ Now it’s being used against the Jewish state.
By Yonat Shimron — January 10, 2024
(RNS) — Israel has vehemently denied the accusation that the International Court of Justice will begin hearing Thursday.
Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders has withdrawn a 2018 proposal to ban mosques and the Quran
By Mike Corder — January 10, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) —The move came a day before talks to form the next government were set to resume following the November election.
Biden calls out ‘poison’ of white supremacy in address at Mother Emanuel in S.C.
By Adelle M. Banks — January 8, 2024
(RNS) — Biden’s remarks were interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters shouting for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. In return, people in the pews started calling out “Four More Years.”
Christians Against Christian Nationalism translates TikTok activism to local politics
By Kathryn Post — January 8, 2024
(RNS) — The popular TikTok account is, in part, a response to the growth of ‘trendy’ fundamentalism on the platform.
Brazilian politician’s move to investigate a priest sparks outpouring of support for the clergyman
By Mauricio Savarese — January 5, 2024
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Lancellotti, who has been an outspoken supporter of Lula, separately defended his work as a “pastoral action” of the archdiocese and said he does not belong to any non-profit organization.
What Christian moral theology has to say about Trump’s eligibility for office
By Mark Silk — January 2, 2024
(RNS) — It's akriveia versus oikonomia.
13 emerging faith leaders who made their mark in 2023
By Yonat Shimron — December 28, 2023
(RNS) — 2023's rising stars in religion are loud, proud and defiant.
Christian group and family raise outcry over detention of another ‘house church’ elder in China
By Huizhong Wu — December 20, 2023
BANGKOK (AP) — Beijing in the past several years has increased the pressure on house churches.
In India’s holiest city, Hindus worship the nation of India
By Richa Karmarkar — December 20, 2023
VARANASI, India (RNS) — The Bharat Mata mandir in India’s holiest city has come to represent an ideology that many in Narendra Modi’s constituency hold — a distinctly religious allegiance to the personified mother goddess of India.
Before he was House speaker, Mike Johnson represented a creationist museum in court. Here’s what that episode reveals about his politics
By William Trollinger — December 12, 2023
(The Conversation) — A scholar of American evangelicalism explains House Speaker Mike Johnson’s connections with Ark Encounter and the Creation Museum.
Biden calls ‘surge’ in antisemitism ‘sickening’ during White House Hanukkah reception
By Will Weissert — December 11, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration in May announced what it called the first-ever national strategy to counter antisemitism.