Donald Trump religion
Can a forgotten Mormon leader teach us something about Donald Trump today?
By Jana Riess — July 28, 2020
In the 19th century, rival Mormon prophet James Strang manufactured public opinion, manipulated narratives, and offered his downtrodden followers a sense of purpose. Historian Benjamin Park says this sounds like someone we know today.
White evangelicals courted Trump’s toxic masculinity for decades
By Jana Riess — July 22, 2020
(RNS) — Historian Kristin Du Mez says white evangelicals see in Trump the authoritarian leader who can conquer the threats to their dominance.
Trump unmasked his racist campaign strategy — and Christians have choices to make
By Jim Wallis — July 13, 2020
(RNS) — Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is designed to fuel our divisions in the name of ‘law and order’ — all for Trump’s own benefit (his only real goal in life).
Trump’s popularity eroding in Utah, especially among women
By Jana Riess — June 26, 2020
(RNS) Trump is still likely to win Utah, but given the usual fantastical margins of GOP candidates in this reddest of states, a single-digit lead is a disaster.
The spiritual politics of presidential candidate Marianne Williamson
By Jack Jenkins — April 12, 2019
(RNS) — 'The only way to defeat dog whistles is to drown them out with angel voices. But the angels can only sing through us,' said the author of 'A Return to Love,' of her run to deprive Donald Trump of the White House.
How the Democratic Party lost its soul—and can regain it in the age of Trump
By Jana Riess — August 24, 2018
When was the last time we saw a Democrat actively court religious leaders—not merely in a calculated way to achieve a political end, but because he or she sincerely tied that political end to sacred principles?
Donald Trump is not a Christian, but he knows what the religious right needs to hear, says historian
By Jana Riess — April 19, 2018
Donald Trump is not a Christian, but he understands what white Protestants long for, says historian Matthew Bowman in the new book "Christian: The Politics of a Word in America."
Author points to persistent ‘slaveholder religion’ among evangelicals for Trump
By Jana Riess — March 22, 2018
In the 19th century, Frederick Douglass distinguished between slaveholder religion and the Christianity of Christ. Evangelical author Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove says it's a lesson that Trumpvangelicals need to revisit.
Evan McMullin can beat Donald Trump in Mormon-dominated Utah
By Jana Riess — October 21, 2016
(RNS) As Mormons' coolness to Donald Trump turns to revulsion, who will get the Utah vote?
5 reasons Donald Trump has a Mormon problem
By Jana Riess — March 18, 2016
Start with his misogyny, profanity and his antipathy toward immigrants. And there are still more reasons why he trails in Utah polls.
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