Democratic Party
Poll: Jewish voters are highly motivated and concerned about American democracy
By Yonat Shimron — September 15, 2022
(RNS) — Abortion is a driving issue, especially among younger Jews, but the threat to the future of democracy appears to be an even larger issue in the Jewish Electorate Institute poll.
When preachers get political, do they change minds?
By Ryan Burge — August 3, 2022
(RNS) — Preachers tend to risk political speech only when they know it will receive a warm reception.
What has the demise of Roe v. Wade cost the Catholic Church?
By Thomas Reese — June 27, 2022
(RNS) — Will Democrats stung by their defeat on abortion now partner with the bishops on a wider pro-life agenda?
After winning on abortion, it’s time for Catholic bishops to switch parties
By Thomas Reese — May 4, 2022
(RNS) — Except for ending abortion, the Republican Party has little to offer the bishops. The bishops got what they wanted out of this alliance; it is time to move on.
Don’t repeal the gas tax
By Thomas Reese — March 15, 2022
(RNS) — Eliminating the gasoline tax is really a gift to the oil industry.
Pagan politics are not as uniform (or liberal) as you think
By Heather Greene — May 26, 2021
(RNS) — One of the few formal surveys of this understudied religious population found pagans' political leanings to be hard to pin down.
Republicans and Democrats switch sides on religion vs. science
By Carol Kuruvilla — May 25, 2021
(RNS) — Mistrust of the scientific community is affecting the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. But research suggests the religion and science debate wasn’t always this divisive.
DNC Chair Jaime Harrison: ‘I’m happy to take the role that the Lord has given me’
By Jack Jenkins — April 27, 2021
(RNS) — "My grandma told me after I lost the election for the U.S. Senate, she said, ’Jaime, sometimes in life, when one door closes, the Lord opens up others,’” DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison said.
Black churchgoers report powerlessness in politics, agency in Black congregations
By Adelle M. Banks — January 18, 2021
(RNS) — Researchers say that the Black church may be providing a respite for Black people who feel they do not have sufficient political power.
Five takeaways from the 2020 election
By Thomas Reese — November 7, 2020
(RNS) — We know — have known — that we must do more listening and less preaching. If we cannot, our future is bleak.
Jaime Harrison’s pragmatic faith and record funding have lifted a liberal contender in South Carolina
By Jack Jenkins — October 30, 2020
(RNS) — Harrison has run on a spiritual brand of politics that may feel alien to many of the Democrats from outside South Carolina who have provide him with unprecedented funding.
In 2020, ‘nonexistent’ Catholic vote will be crucial — again
By Thomas Reese — October 29, 2020
(RNS) — It’s not who Catholics are or what they believe, but where they are and their enthusiasm for voting.
The 2020 election’s most crucial faith group is one you’ve never heard of
By Ryan Burge — October 15, 2020
(RNS) — The ‘nothing in particulars,’ a subset of the famous nones, have grown to become 20% of the U.S. over the past decade, even as their political allegiances have shifted dramatically.
Are Democrats ‘spiritual’ and Republicans ‘religious’? It’s not that simple.
By Ryan Burge — October 6, 2020
(RNS) — A new survey suggests that the 'God gap' may actually be better defined as a spirituality gap. But there is plenty of room on both sides for peace, inspiration and love.
Is Kamala Harris anti-Catholic?
By Thomas Reese — September 10, 2020
(RNS) — It is important to distinguish anti-Catholicism from anti-clericalism.
