2020 election
Activist William Barber II urges blacks in Congress to mobilize poor voters
By Adelle M. Banks — February 4, 2020
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'If you organize 2 to 10 percent of the poor around an agenda, you can fundamentally shift every election,' Barber predicted.
Pete Buttigieg attended private meeting with black theologians, thought leaders
By Jack Jenkins — January 8, 2020
(RNS) — 'It was an opportunity for Mayor Pete to learn, to listen, and to hear,' said Kelly Brown Douglas.
RNS reporters look ahead at 2020
By Religion News Service — January 2, 2020
(RNS) — As we enter the new year, we asked Religion News Service's reporters to give us a glimpse into the stories they'll be following in 2020.
Will young white evangelicals turn their backs on Trump?
By Ryan Burge — December 16, 2019
(RNS) — On social issues, younger evangelicals are drifting toward the center. But the data is mixed on whether they can stomach voting for anyone but the GOP.
One year before election, Christian leaders cross divides to call for respect
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 31, 2019
(RNS) — Christian leaders across theological and political divides are kicking off an initiative called 'Golden Rule 2020: A Call for Dignity and Respect in Politics,' hoping the next 365 days won’t be a repeat of 2016’s divisive election season.
Do the Democrats have a religion problem?
By Mark Silk — October 31, 2019
(RNS) — With the rise of the religiously unaffiliated, the God gap matters less and less. Will the Democrats find a way to strike a new spiritual chord on the environment?
In a close 2020 election, could a Hispanic evangelical swing vote be key?
By Jack Jenkins — October 24, 2019
(RNS) — 'Because we’re not one-issue voters, people think if they come to us with talking points they’re gonna get us — no,' said the Rev. Gabriel Salguero, president of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition.
Christian leaders call for Day of Prayer in support of impeachment inquiry
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 8, 2019
(RNS) — More than 80 Christian leaders are calling for a National Day of Prayer this Sunday (Oct. 13) 'for the truth to be revealed through the impeachment inquiry.'
Mark Charles and the need for ‘creating common memory’
By Jack Jenkins — September 11, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'The difference is between explicit versus implicit: ‘Make America Great Again,’ or ‘America is already great.’ They both agree the past, the history, was great. It wasn't. It sucked,' Mark Charles said.
Presidential candidate and former pastor Mark Charles confronts American history
By Jack Jenkins — September 11, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Mark Charles may be the only 2020 presidential candidate who can list working as a Christian pastor on his résumé, but his thoughts on religion, Native American rights and American history are complex.
Pete Buttigieg: Religious left is ‘stirring’
By Jack Jenkins — August 29, 2019
(RNS) — Buttigieg spoke with Religion News Service to discuss sin, immigration, being a religious millennial and whether he can rally the support of a burgeoning religious left movement.
Buttigieg walks fine line in courting religious left
By Jack Jenkins — August 29, 2019
(RNS) — 'There is something going on that is so much bigger than party politics right now,' Buttigieg said. 'It’s a kind of stirring or reawakening.'
Rev. William Barber calls on Democrats to host debate on poverty, racism
By Jack Jenkins — August 23, 2019
(RNS) — The progressive activist and pastor called on Democratic Party leaders to do more to address the concerns of poor and low-income Americans.
Warren, Williamson among candidates at historic Native American presidential forum
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 19, 2019
(RNS) — O.J. Semans, co-executive director of Four Directions, introduced the forum as "Indian Country 101 for America,” which included discussions of issues informed by indigenous spirituality.
Democratic hopefuls talk prayer and politics at black church forum
By Jack Jenkins — August 16, 2019
(RNS) — Julián Castro, Pete Buttigieg and Cory Booker spoke to the 5,000 black millennials in Atlanta, assembled as a joint venture of the Black Church PAC and the Young Leaders Conference.
