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Why a Trump indictment will matter so little to most of his Christian supporters
By Robert P. Jones — March 24, 2023
(RNS) — Consider just a few of the public revelations and remarks by Trump since 2016 and how little they affected white evangelicals' loyalty to him.
Christian nationalism cannot unite us
By Amanda Tyler — February 11, 2021
(RNS) — What Jeep’s Super Bowl ad misses is that both nostalgic Christian nationalism and violent Christian nationalism are harmful and divisive.
Don’t impeach Trump. Shun him.
By Thomas Reese — January 12, 2021
(RNS) — Shunning — or its Catholic counterpart, excommunication — is the religious equivalent of amputation. It is an extreme measure to protect the community from infection.
Mark Galli, former Christianity Today editor and Trump critic, to be confirmed a Catholic
By Yonat Shimron — September 10, 2020
(RNS) — Galli, who bucked prevailing evangelical sentiments when he penned an editorial in December denouncing the president, says his faith decision has nothing to do with politics.
How Romney and Pelosi used their faith to resist Trump
By Emma Petty Addams, Jennifer Butler, and Jennifer Walker Thomas — February 14, 2020
(RNS) — We can follow their example to stop supporting candidates who use faith as a means to consolidate power, influence or money.
Impeachment leads to theological war of words among Trump critics and backers
By Jack Jenkins — February 8, 2020
(RNS) — A theological war of words over Trump's impeachment has been going on for months, with the commander-in-chief and his opponents invoking the divine and questioning each other’s faith.
When religious conviction trumps politics: The case of Mitt Romney
By Mark Silk — February 6, 2020
(RNS) — The former Republican standard-bearer puts his follow GOP senators to shame.
Romney cites faith as inspiring his vote to convict Trump
By Jack Jenkins and Emily McFarlan Miller — February 5, 2020
(RNS) — 'I am profoundly religious. My faith is at the heart of who I am,' he said, taking a long pause to collect himself. 'I take an oath before God as enormously consequential.'
Impeachment and the decline of constitutional faith
By Mark Silk — January 31, 2020
(RNS) — In the language of both Democrats and Republicans, the Constitution is not the sacred document it used to be.
Impeachment debate suggests shifting religious and political winds
By Jack Jenkins — December 23, 2019
(RNS) — Spiritual discourse has pockmarked what has become an atypically religious — and particularly Christian — impeachment process.
Do humanists celebrate Christmas?
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 23, 2019
(RNS) — Ethical humanist leader Anne Klaeysen on what people of any faith or no faith can take from the Christmas story and how the holidays can unite the country.
Christianity Today’s anti-Trump editorial misrepresents the evangelical masses
By Johnnie Moore — December 21, 2019
(RNS) — The editorial's chief contribution was to pull back the veil on the divide between self-proclaimed 'elite evangelicals' and the mass of Christians who support the president.
Christianity Today editor argues morally compromised Trump should be removed from office
By Jack Jenkins — December 19, 2019
(RNS) — 'It's just an unambiguous moment in which it is absolutely clear that there's just no question what (Trump) was trying to do,' Mark Galli said.
As impeachment looms, evangelicals defend Trump but pass on debating the issues
By Yonat Shimron — December 18, 2019
(RNS) — Twenty-one years ago, when President Bill Clinton was impeached, evangelicals debated the substance of allegations against him. Far fewer evangelicals are speaking to the issues at the heart of the Trump impeachment.
Why Nancy Pelosi doesn’t hate the president and prays for him instead
By Thomas Reese — December 5, 2019
(RNS) — Even when she wants to impeach President Donald Trump, Pelosi says she doesn't hate him. Instead, she says, her Catholic faith teaches her to pray for him even if they disagree.
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