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As Sudanese protesters demand democracy, Catholic bishop pushes for freedom of worship
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 24, 2019
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — While cheered by the role Christians have played in liberating the largely Muslim country from its dictator, Bishop Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku wants to see the laws that impede religious freedom change as well.
Supporters of hospitalized Christian author pool funds to cover medical costs
By Jack Jenkins — April 22, 2019
(RNS) — Friends, family and supporters of prominent Christian author Rachel Held Evans are pooling funds to help cover her medical expenses after she was hospitalized over the weekend and placed into a medically induced coma.
Four decades after Saigon fell, we still need refugees as much as they need us
By Juliet Liu — April 16, 2019
(RNS) — While our government turns away families in need, I’m paying forward the generosity shown to my mother’s Vietnamese family by extending compassion to two Syrian refugee families.
Kenyan officials try to dispel fears of new ID labeled ‘mark of the beast’
By Paul O'Donnell — April 5, 2019
NAIROBI (RNS) — The country's president warned church leaders against misusing their privileged positions to mislead their congregations.
Two cheers for the First Step Act
By Jacob Lupfer — December 19, 2018
(RNS) — To continue to make progress in the next Congress, Republican-aligned groups will need to be as willing to work with liberal Democrats as they have with their own tribe.
Canada reverses abortion rights proviso to summer jobs program
By John Longhurst — December 18, 2018
(RNS) — Many faith groups protested a checkbox on a participation form requiring prospective employers to affirm abortion rights.
Brazilian president’s win leaves him in debt to evangelical bloc
By Eduardo Campos Lima — December 17, 2018
SAO PAOLO, Brazil (RNS) — Posing as a political savior for the Christian right, Jair Bolsonaro now has to live up to high expectations.
DA adds evangelical university to fraud case against Christian Post owners
By Mark A. Kellner — November 26, 2018
(RNS) — Authorities have broadened charges against the former owners of Newsweek and the former publisher of The Christian Post to include a university founded by a controversial evangelical pastor.
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.
‘Fat and Faithful’: A new book probes the spirituality of body image
By Jacob Lupfer — September 11, 2018
(RNS) — As a teenager, J. Nicole Morgan believed that inner beauty matters most for Christians. Reality — not to mention diet devotionals — didn't conform to those expectations.
The culture wars need to make a safe space for conscience
By Jacob Lupfer — July 31, 2018
(RNS) — The booing of Christian soccer player Jaelene Hinkle for following her conscience shows that we need to turn down the temperature in the culture wars.
Why white evangelicals voted for Trump: Fear, power and nostalgia
By Jana Riess — July 2, 2018
(RNS) — Eighty-one percent of white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump, but why? Especially when there were three experienced evangelical candidates in the primary season? Historian John Fea traces a legacy of fear, power, and nostalgia among white evangelical voters.
The unlikely allies assisting Israel’s Jewish Holocaust survivors
By Yonat Shimron — January 26, 2017
HAIFA, Israel (RNS) Assistance from Christian organizations is more vital than ever, as the needs of this elderly population grow.
White evangelicals are backing Trump, new poll shows
By David Gibson — June 16, 2016
(RNS) But at 62 percent, the support of this key Republican bloc is significantly lower than for previous GOP nominees and could hurt Trump’s chances in November.
‘A purpose to everything under the sun, including marijuana’
By Steve Rabey — March 9, 2016
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (RNS) "God made the plant, and said in Genesis 1:31 that everything he made was very good."
