Hillary Clinton
Eric Metaxas on Trump, Bonhoeffer, and the future of America
By Bob Smietana — September 27, 2019
LAS VEGAS (RNS) — The once-genial Christian author who penned 'Lyle the Kindly Viking' has become a full-throated supporter of the president and critic of the liberal forces he believes pose a threat to American culture.
Is there a war against Christianity?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 24, 2019
Fewer people living with faith. More people dying for faith. A sacred paradox.
What every Democratic presidential candidate needs to know about religious voters
By Michael McCurry and Shaun Casey — April 9, 2019
(RNS) — The current crop of Democratic White House contenders can learn from how Senators Kennedy and Obama handled their very different faith-based crises.
All-star funeral for Franklin begins with prayers, songs
By Yonat Shimron — August 31, 2018
DETROIT (AP) — Ariana Grande sang one of the Queen of Soul's biggest hits, '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,' and Faith Hill performed 'What a Friend We Have in Jesus.'
Mazal tov, Paul Ryan?
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 2, 2018
Welcome to the new Jewish denomination: Jews by surprise.
Report: Hillary Clinton protected faith adviser accused of sexual harassment in 2008
By Jessica Estepa — January 26, 2018
(USA Today) — The New York Times reported that Burns Strider, Clinton's faith adviser at the time, was accused of harassing a 30-year-old woman who shared an office with him.
Survey: Trump voters ‘anti-Islam, anti-feminist, anti-globalist’
By Adelle M. Banks — September 7, 2017
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — Almost three-quarters of Trump voters said Islam is a threat, compared with 18 percent of those who voted for Hillary Clinton.
A Q&A with Hillary Clinton’s pastor: Bill Shillady on ministering to the candidate
By Zach Hoag — August 15, 2017
(RNS) — 'She’s a good Methodist. Methodists don’t talk about their faith very much. She doesn’t wear her religion on her sleeve, but I know that she practices it and she has spiritual disciplines, including reading the Scriptures every day and praying every day,' said Shillady.
Evangelicals, Trump and the politics of redemption
By Peter Wehner — August 11, 2017
(RNS) — 'Today, far too many evangelical Christians are tools of the Trump presidency,' Peter Wehner writes in a commentary.
United Methodist devotions supported Clinton during the 2016 campaign
By Linda Bloom — February 7, 2017
NEW YORK (UMNS) A group of United Methodist clergywomen created #wepraywithher to join a larger devotional project for the U.S. presidential candidate and honor women who have broken glass ceilings for them.
Who you calling ‘snowflake’?
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 3, 2017
When you call someone a "snowflake," it cuts deep.
A columnist looks back and looks ahead
By David P. Gushee — December 27, 2016
(RNS) "After 30 years attempting to advocate for a particular kind of American public life," writes David Gushee, "I feel a deep sense of powerlessness in relation to where our culture and politics are going."
Fasting from Facebook in the Age of Trump
By Jana Riess — December 8, 2016
Both conservatives and liberals have made social media an intolerable place for me to be. In the last month I've drastically reduced the time I spend on Facebook and Twitter, and it has been a life-nourishing spiritual practice.
Thick beats thin every time
By David P. Gushee — December 1, 2016
(RNS) If we don't like Donald Trump's version of thick American nationalism and national loyalty, we must offer an equally thick but more compelling alternative.
How Hispanics helped put Trump in the White House
By guest — November 22, 2016
(RNS) Politicians must respect Hispanics' wide-ranging differences and speak to each community with distinction. Anything less is ignorance, and it might even be racism.
