Donald Trump
What Christian moral theology has to say about Trump’s eligibility for office
By Mark Silk — January 2, 2024
(RNS) — It's akriveia versus oikonomia.
What should we make of evangelical influencers teaming up with filmmaker Rob Reiner?
By John Fea — December 12, 2023
(RNS) — Is this the best way of reaching fellow Christians whose minds we want to change?
Muslim Leaders from swing states vow to drop Biden support in 2024
By Fiona André — December 8, 2023
(RNS) — Through the #AbandonBiden campaign, Muslim leaders hope to send a strong signal to the Biden administration: Siding with Israel’s deadly strikes in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks comes with a high cost.
Why I miss Norman Lear
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 7, 2023
(RNS) — A television producer, director, cultural hero — and a religious thinker.
Tim Alberta on evangelical extremism and the pastors who profit from it
By Karen Swallow Prior — December 7, 2023
(RNS) — ‘These are not dupes; these are not true believers.’
On urgent issues, US Catholic bishops should follow the pope’s lead
By Mark Silk — December 4, 2023
(RNS) — Catching up with Francis on climate as well as democracy.
In a world where Christ is king, authoritarian leaders can only be antichrists
By Thomas Reese — November 27, 2023
(RNS) — Today's anti-democratic leaders are promising to deliver justice by any means necessary.
We need to hear from the presidential candidates about poverty
By David Beckmann — November 24, 2023
(RNS) — Our leadership should be responsive to those who come to mind in our Thanksgiving prayers.
American evangelicals interpret Israel-Hamas War as a prelude to End Times
By Fiona André — November 17, 2023
(RNS) — Armed conflicts involving Israel are often associated with End Times’ battles by American evangelicals, as many believe the Jewish state will play a role in fulfilling the biblical prophecy.
With ‘vermin,’ Trump crosses fully into Nazi territory
By Robert P. Jones — November 16, 2023
(RNS) — Trump’s most recent comments should jar us back to our senses.
The Christian hard line on abortion dooms the GOP
By Mark Silk — November 9, 2023
(RNS) — It’s no longer a political question, but a summons to spiritual warfare.
Mike Johnson embodies evangelicals’ embattlement strategy. It may be backfiring.
By Ruth Braunstein — November 6, 2023
(RNS) — The persecution complex that has emboldened evangelical culture for decades is putting it under strain.
The evangelical Christian activist who is now speaker of the House
By Mark Silk — October 30, 2023
(RNS) — Does Mike Johnson’s Bible-based worldview stop at the border?
Support for Israel becomes a top issue for Iowa evangelicals key to the first Republican caucuses
By Thomas Beaumont — October 25, 2023
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Support for Israel has leapt to a top priority for evangelicals in the leadoff Republican presidential caucuses now less than three months away, according to interviews with more than a dozen Iowa conservative activists.
Donald Trump and the exceptions of American evangelicalism
By John G. Stackhouse Jr. — October 13, 2023
(Sightings) — Evangelicals still see themselves as the true custodians of American authenticity.