John McCain
The Catholic Church needs to play a positive role in this year’s election
By Thomas Reese — January 30, 2024
(RNS) — The Catholic partisan divide provides an opportunity for the church to model proper civic behavior.
Crowded GOP field vies for the Christian Zionist vote as Israel’s rightward shift spurs protests
By Tiffany Stanley — July 20, 2023
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Christians United For Israel's annual summit has become a regular stop for Republicans wishing to showcase their pro-Israel and conservative Christian bona fides to the mostly white evangelical audience.
Biden honors Greek Orthodox priest, Catholic nun with Medal of Freedom
By Adelle M. Banks — July 7, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'For so many people and for the nation, Sister Simone Campbell is a gift from God,' Biden said.
Why is it wrong for Trump to speak ill of John McCain?
By Charles C. Camosy — March 26, 2019
(RNS) — Trump's secular critics need to pause and think about what grounds their outrage.
Sen. John McCain: Known as a veteran but also a man of quiet faith
By Adelle M. Banks — August 27, 2018
(RNS) — The longtime Arizona Republican senator, a former prisoner of war who embraced patriotism loudly and religion quietly, died Saturday (Aug. 25) at the age of 81.
The wrong way to remember John McCain
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 27, 2018
Can we stop equivocating in our praise of a good man and an exemplary American hero?
As a fellow Mormon, I’m proud of Jeff Flake
By Jana Riess — October 25, 2017
(RNS) — As someone who often votes with the other party, I doubt I have much in common politically with Sen. Flake, who has described himself as a traditional conservative. As a fellow Mormon, though, I'd like to buy that man a cup of not-coffee.
John McCain’s morality, and no one else’s, should guide his response to brain cancer
By Jeffrey Weiss — July 27, 2017
(RNS) — For a political hack to try to spittle him out of his work? It’s frankly astounding.
Does it matter to me that McCain and I now share a diagnosis? Maybe.
By Jeffrey Weiss — July 20, 2017
(RNS) — 'I hope that his experiences are public enough that it helps many people understand this awful illness,' writes Jeffrey Weiss.
On Trump: What is the word for ‘beyond appalled’?
By David P. Gushee — August 11, 2016
Grief now seems a more appropriate response than anything else.
The shocking photos many hope will inspire stronger US action in Syria
By Lauren Markoe — July 15, 2015
(RNS) A sign at the entrance to the exhibit warns of the shocking nature of the images beyond -- photos smuggled out of Syria that show emaciated and grotesquely mutilated victims of dictator Bashar Assad's prisons and torture chambers.
Rep. Michele Bachmann’s Muslim Brotherhood claims draw fierce fire
By Chris Lisee — July 18, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) Rep. Michele Bachmann's claims that the Muslim Brotherhood has infiltrated the U.S. government are drawing fierce criticism. By Chris Lisee
Inclusion Politics
By Mark Silk — October 21, 2008
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, John McCain ran a very different kind of campaign. Take a look.
Spreading the Wealth Around
By Mark Silk — October 19, 2008
Here’s what Teddy Roosevelt had to say about it, in his famous “New Nationalism” speech of 1910. No man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned. Every dollar received should represent a dollar’s worth of service rendered–not gambling in stocks, but service rendered. The really big fortune, the swollen fortune, by […]
The Kristol Ball
By Mark Silk — October 13, 2008
Last week it was take the gloves off. This week it’s put the gloves on. How about: Start praying.
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