2016 campaign
The real threat of AI isn’t what you think
By Charles C. Camosy — September 29, 2023
(RNS) — AI has the capacity to undermine our understanding of the human person.
How Donald Trump divided and conquered the religious right
By Trevin Wax — August 23, 2016
(RNS) Trump didn’t win over large numbers of religious conservatives by appealing to all of them. He won because he realized he didn’t have to. He bypassed religious leaders and went straight for voters.
On Trump: What is the word for ‘beyond appalled’?
By David P. Gushee — August 11, 2016
Grief now seems a more appropriate response than anything else.
Trump suggests ‘profiling’ Muslims
By Jerome Socolovsky — June 19, 2016
Donald Trump, who has proposed a moratorium on Muslim immigration into the United States and possible surveillance of mosques, is now talking about "profiling" Muslims as a response to terrorism.
Christians are ‘called to resist’ Trump
By David P. Gushee — May 1, 2016
(RNS) Why faithfulness to Jesus Christ is at stake in how Christians respond to Donald Trump.
Interfaith leaders urge political parties to reject Islamophobia
By Aysha Khan — April 14, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) The group called on the Democratic and Republican party heads to explicitly and unambiguously commit to combating discrimination against Muslims.
Candy Carson: Wife of GOP candidate sees God working in campaign, marriage
By Adelle M. Banks — January 5, 2016
(RNS) The Episcopalian-turned-Adventist said faith has undergirded their relationship from their days at Yale to his time as a famous neurosurgeon to his venture into U.S. politics.
Huckabee faces competition for evangelical voters this time
By Susan Page — May 6, 2015
WASHINGTON — The profusion of appeals to Iowa's evangelical caucus-goers underscores their continued influence in the Republican Party -- but it also could dilute their influence by dividing their votes among multiple candidates.
5 faith facts about Mike Huckabee: Southern Baptist pastor-turned-politician
By Adelle M. Banks — May 5, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) Being a pastor is “the greatest preparation that a person can have for public service,” Huckabee said in a 2007 interview.
Scott Walker plugs a Jesus devotional in a not-so-subtle sign to evangelicals
By Kimberly Winston — April 30, 2015
(RNS) The Wisconsin governor uses a popular devotional book to signal to evangelicals that they have the same reading material on their nightstands.
5 things to watch as the 2016 campaign gets underway (COMMENTARY)
By Tom Ehrich — April 14, 2015
(RNS) It's time we stopped being naive about the current state of American democracy: These are ugly times, and the forces of decency in both parties are under assault.
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