Donald Trump
Yes, Donald, there is a Santa Claus
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 26, 2018
We live in a culture of "bah, humbug!" It's sad, actually.
Why the Johnson Amendment is always debated and never repealed
By Jacob Lupfer — December 21, 2018
(RNS) — Responsible actors, including the IRS, seek no change because the current law works in the best interests of churches, the government and society at large.
Yemeni mom overcomes travel ban to finally hold dying son
By Julie Watson — December 20, 2018
(AP) — After battling U.S. immigration authorities for more than a year for the right to enter the country and flying halfway around the world, a Yemeni mother finally got to hold her dying 2-year-old son.
How can Christians support Donald Trump?
By Diane Winston — December 17, 2018
(RNS) — One answer to the question 'Why do evangelicals support Trump?' is that they don't, or at least not all of them.
French evangelicals face backlash at home after success of Trump and Bolsonaro abroad
By Tom Heneghan — December 12, 2018
PARIS (RNS) — French evangelical leaders have had to distance themselves from their cousins in the U.S. and Brazil — saying that evangelical support for Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro hurt their ministry.
As the world appears to turn upside down (again), Advent is here
By Thomas Reese — December 12, 2018
(RNS) — The Old Testament prophets, whom we read during Advent, also spoke to people in doubt about bad rulers and an uncertain future. We too need to hear, 'God is on your side.'
ICE’s War on Christmas
By Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove — November 30, 2018
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — In 2018 the 'War on Christmas' is an assault led by President Trump and justified by his evangelical enablers.
Yes, Ivanka is “good for the Jews.”
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 26, 2018
She has a Jewish home. She is raising Jewish children. Forget about her politics, for a moment.
Faith leaders denounce Trump proclamation denying asylum outside border crossings
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 9, 2018
(RNS) — Religious support for the policy did not immediately fill inboxes and social media timelines. But opposition had started even before the rules were made official.
Jeff Sessions resigns, ending tenure marred by fights with faith groups
By Jack Jenkins — November 7, 2018
(RNS) — The embattled attorney general brought a concern for religious freedom to the job — along with a passion for quoting the Bible that often backfired on him.
As evangelicals win with Trump, little ‘good news’ is left in the religious right
By Jacob Lupfer — November 7, 2018
(RNS) — Trumpism is now business as usual for white evangelicalism, and white evangelical politics are inseparable from Trump's.
Trump’s presidency, ‘Christian supremacism’ criticized at Parliament of World Religions
By John Longhurst — November 6, 2018
TORONTO (RNS) — Speakers at a major interfaith gathering raise concerns about America's political climate, claiming Trump promotes 'Christian supremacy.'
Evangelical Christians are racially diverse–and hold diverse views on immigration
By Janelle Wong — November 2, 2018
(The Conversation) — The influence of white evangelicals on American politics is well known. More than 80 percent supported Donald Trump in the 2016 election. But two of the fastest-growing segments of the American population – Latino and Asian-American voters – also are part of evangelical America. What will drive their votes in the upcoming […]
A tale of two synagogues
By Jennifer Butler — October 31, 2018
(RNS) — The virulent anti-Semitism that led to the murder of 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue this past weekend shares eerie parallels with 1950s Atlanta.
How pro-lifers can save the Senate and the Supreme Court
By Charles C. Camosy — October 31, 2018
(RNS) — The Kavanaugh episode that re-energized the midterm elections will continue to imperil the Supreme Court's confirmation process unless the group in whose name it is being fought comes to the rescue.
