2020 presidential election
People of faith should vote their values. They should be poll workers to save democracy.
By Thomas Reese — October 4, 2022
(RNS) — It is time for believers to do their civic duty by becoming poll workers.
Buying into conspiracy theories can be exciting – that’s what makes them dangerous
By Donovan Schaefer — July 5, 2022
(The Conversation) — Overcoming conspiracy theories isn’t just about information. A scholar of religion explains that the emotions they inspire are part of their appeal.
What 13th-century Christian theologian Thomas Aquinas can teach us about hope in times of despair
By Christopher Beem — January 20, 2022
(The Conversation) — A scholar of democratic virtues explains why Dominican monk Thomas Aquinas’ thoughts on hope are relevant today.
Interfaith vigil in DC gathers for second year, part of citywide Jan. 6 observances
By Jack Jenkins — January 6, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The Rev. Karen Brau, pastor of Luther Place, told the small crowd gathered in the melting snow that despite the harassment they experienced a year prior, the faith leaders never stopped their prayerful witness.
Running on ‘Stop the Steal,’ the GOP goes all in on presidential sedevacantism
By Mark Silk — July 28, 2021
(RNS) — It's our version of the traditionalist Catholic delegitimizing of the pope.
Joe Biden may unify the country. Don’t ask him to unify Catholics.
By Kenneth L. Woodward — April 19, 2021
(RNS) — Faggioli's book pits Pope Francis’ 'global left' and Biden’s 'liberal America' against conservative Catholics.
Election turmoil splits West Virginia city’s evangelicals
By Luis Andres Henao and Jessie Wardarski — February 9, 2021
(RNS) — What is the role of evangelical Christianity in America’s divisive politics?
Jimmy Carter taught me how to pray for a president
By Maina Mwaura — January 28, 2021
(RNS) — Given our high expectations for our presidents, we must consider how we should pray for this person.
Jen Hatmaker apologizes for line in inaugural prayer critiqued as erasing Native Americans
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 21, 2021
(RNS) — ‘If God gave this land to anyone, it was to the Native community who always lived here,’ Hatmaker said.
Biden taps Delaware AME pastor to offer benediction at inauguration
By Jack Jenkins — January 14, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A longtime confidant of the Biden family, Silvester S. Beaman, made headlines when he was featured in a 2020 Trump campaign ad.
Conspiracy theories and the ‘American Madness’ that gripped the Capitol
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 12, 2021
(RNS) — Author Tea Krulos talked to Religion News Service about how conspiracy theories have spread, how religion plays a role and how to talk to friends and family who believe them.
How self-proclaimed ‘prophets’ from a growing Christian movement provided religious motivation for the Jan. 6 events at the US Capitol
By Brad Christerson — January 12, 2021
(The Conversation) — Because Trump is God’s chosen candidate, they believe, any other candidate, no matter what the vote totals show, is illegitimate.
Change is slow — but it’s coming, and it’s why they rioted at the Capitol
By Beth Kissileff — January 11, 2021
(RNS) — The chaos at the Capitol was the work of a desperate group, clinging to false beliefs at all costs, unwilling to shift their paradigm. But it is their last gasp.
Heathens condemn storming of Capitol after Norse religious symbols appear amid mob
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 8, 2021
(RNS) — Lea Svendsen, a heathen author, said it was 'heartbreaking' to see her articles of faith at the center of the violence.
Truth over power: It is past time for the church to speak plainly about the election
By Esau McCaulley — January 8, 2021
(RNS) — The ongoing protest of the election is not about a search for truth; it is an attempt to shape truth to suit the desires of the powerful.
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