Donald Trump
The Benedict Option for discrimination
By Mark Silk — October 26, 2018
The Trump Administration is making America more comfortable for conservative Christians.
Politics as a substitute for religion will inevitably let you down
By Tom Krattenmaker — October 19, 2018
(RNS) — Please, get involved. Vote! But don’t kid yourself that political outcomes will bring you meaning, purpose or salvation.
As refugee admissions drop, fewer persecuted Christians admitted to US: World Relief
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 18, 2018
(RNS) — The drop comes despite President Trump’s pledge during his first week in office that helping persecuted Christians overseas would be a priority for his administration.
Why suing Notre Dame over ‘secret’ birth control settlement isn’t kosher
By Charles C. Camosy — October 17, 2018
(RNS) — If the lawsuit were over abortion, rather than simple contraceptives, would students and critics of the university's policy take the same line?
How Howard Thurman can help Christians heal their political divides
By Jemar Tisby — October 16, 2018
(RNS) — In our current political morass, we need to constantly remind ourselves that Christians, and their politics, should bring relief and flourishing to those whom the world counts as the least.
US pastor freed from Turkey prays with Trump in Oval Office
By Darlene Superville — October 14, 2018
(AP) — Andrew Brunson fell to one knee in the Oval Office and placed his hand on President Trump’s shoulder in prayer on Saturday, asking God to provide the president 'supernatural wisdom to accomplish all the plans you have for this country and for him.'
Trump White House faith outreach a picture of selective access
By Adelle M. Banks — October 5, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The White House says its administration 'continues to engage hundreds of faith leaders on various issues that directly impact their communities,’ but some say they’re not in that number.
‘The Trump Prophecy’ includes troubling parallels for American democracy
By Joel Baden — October 4, 2018
(RNS) — A new documentary claiming God ordained the 2016 election likens President Trump to the Persian king Cyrus. The comparison, increasingly common among conservative Christians, ignores disturbing facts about Cyrus’ impact on the Jews.
Churches in Hurricane Florence’s path look to FEMA for a helping hand
By Yonat Shimron — October 4, 2018
(RNS) — FEMA changed its eligibility requirements in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and at the behest of President Trump.
Innocent or not, Kavanaugh runs up the cost of evangelicals’ GOP tie
By Jacob Lupfer — September 27, 2018
(RNS) — The pair are a fitting personification of the troubled relationship between conservative Christians and Republican politics.
Is America a Christian nation? Metaxas, Fea offer competing views
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 27, 2018
CHICAGO (RNS) — As Constitution Day passed this month, popular evangelical Christian authors Eric Metaxas and John Fea discussed the topic on university campuses in the Chicago area.
New film highlights belief that Trump’s election was God’s plan
By Steve Rabey — September 26, 2018
(RNS) — The film is part of a small but influential 'Trump prophecy' movement that proclaims the current administration is divinely ordained and condemns its critics as servants of Satan.
Conservatives flock to ‘values voter’ summit, but message may be mixed
By Jack Jenkins — September 21, 2018
(RNS) — Evangelical conservative Christians may find themselves in a quandary this year, championing an administration that shares their public policy goals but may fall short of their private values.
People of faith urge Trump to admit more refugees
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 12, 2018
(RNS) — A number of faith leaders signed onto a pair of letters asking the president and members of Congress to resettle at least 75,000 refugees to the U.S. in the coming fiscal year.
Black bishop, suspended for ‘hateful conduct,’ is reinstated by Twitter
By Adelle M. Banks — September 6, 2018
(RNS) — Bishop Talbert Swan, who has more than 75,000 followers, said he doesn’t plan to change the nature of his tweets but will avoid using a particular term in the future.
