faith and politics
Johnny Cash’s gospel versus the temptations of nationalism
By Richard Beck — January 10, 2020
(RNS) — Cash was an outspoken patriot, and his patriotism made the gospel messages found in his music vulnerable to distortion.
Courtiers and kings, evangelicals, prophets and Trump
By John Fea — January 8, 2020
(RNS) — If evangelical leaders don't oppose the president's worst behavior with prophetic witness, they are complicit in his sins.
Trump is no religious freedom champion
By Melissa Rogers — January 3, 2020
(RNS) — No advocate of religious liberty should hail President Trump as a champion on these issues.
Faith leaders offer mixed response after missile strike kills Iranian commander
By Jack Jenkins — January 3, 2020
(RNS) — Religious leaders were split along liberal and conservative lines, though even the president's staunchest supporters appeared unsettled about the potential blowback from the attack.
Joe Biden on restoring the soul of our nation
By Joe Biden — December 29, 2019
(RNS) — 'Scripture is clear,' writes the former vice president. 'It’s not enough to just wish the world were better — it’s our duty to make it so.'
Across India, opposition building against citizenship law
By Sheikh Saaliq and Emily Schmall — December 17, 2019
(RNS) — Critics say the legislation, which for the first time conditions Indian citizenship on religion, violates the secular constitution of the world's largest democracy.
Will young white evangelicals turn their backs on Trump?
By Ryan Burge — December 16, 2019
(RNS) — On social issues, younger evangelicals are drifting toward the center. But the data is mixed on whether they can stomach voting for anyone but the GOP.
Reforming USCIRF to death
By Kristina Arriaga — December 12, 2019
(RNS) — Turning the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom into a federal bureaucracy will curtail its proven ability to act boldly and independently.
American Jews split over Trump executive order on combating anti-Semitism
By Yonat Shimron — December 11, 2019
(RNS) — Left-leaning Jews said the underlying purpose of the executive order was to stifle legitimate criticism of Israel and its policies toward Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.
We honor the victims of mass killings equally. Why can’t politicians and the press?
By Omar Suleiman — December 4, 2019
(RNS) — Researchers recently found that terror attacks by Muslims receive an average of 357% more coverage than those by other groups.
Giving thanks for Trump
By Mark Silk — November 26, 2019
A pre-holiday call from my court evangelical.
Boston College students and faculty push to reject Koch funding — and Koch values
By Aysha Khan — November 19, 2019
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (RNS) — As Boston College finalizes a potential Koch Foundation donation to its political science department, many at the Jesuit institution are hoping to pressure administrators into reconsidering the grant.
People of faith are heard online — but the partisans are winning
By Ryan Burge — November 18, 2019
(RNS) — The bad news is that the most outspoken religious people on social media are no less partisan than anyone else. The good news is that they are likely speaking to a silent majority of political pragmatists.
Americans to religious organizations: Stay out of politics
By Yonat Shimron — November 15, 2019
(RNS) — The latest Pew Research poll found that 63% of Americans say churches and other houses of worship should keep out of politics, and 76% said religious congregations should not make political endorsements.
Can we find a new meaning in the word evangelical?
By Jason Byassee — November 12, 2019
(RNS) — On a visit to evangelical churches in the heart of red America not long ago, I found hope to think "evangelical" can mean something besides what web trolls and Trump-supporting preachers have turned it into.
