Evangelicals for Social Action

Ron Sider, evangelical activist who wrote ‘Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger,’ dies at 82

By Bob Smietana, Jack Jenkins, and Adelle M. Banks — July 28, 2022
(RNS) — Sider was known for his outspoken support of social justice and decades of activism.

Evangelical writers to their fellow faithful: Donald Trump is a ‘spiritual danger’

By Jack Jenkins — June 18, 2020
(RNS) — You’ve probably heard of the white evangelicals who have backed President Donald Trump since he launched his campaign for president. Their story is well known to political analysts and average Americans alike: Around 80% to 81% of white evangelicals backed Trump on Election Day in 2016, catapulting him into power and remaining some […]

ANALYSIS: Where are the Christians on burying Tsarnaev?

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — May 8, 2013
BOSTON (RNS) Most faith leaders agree everyone deserves a dignified burial, no matter what crimes they've committed, as a matter of Christian principle. But a mix of factors is leading them to keep low profiles on the debate over how to handle the remains of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

Religious leaders ask HHS to broaden birth control exemption

By David Gibson — June 12, 2012

(RNS) A coalition of nearly 150 religious leaders, led by conservative Protestants, have petitioned the Obama administration to broaden the exemption that allows churches and some religious organizations to avoid the controversial policy mandating that all health care insurers provide free contraception coverage. By David Gibson.

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