Pat Robertson
Black children in foster care need relief from systemic racism, too
By Chris Palusky and Kimberly Offutt — June 26, 2020
(RNS) — We need to support Black families to keep them together and prevent generation after generation of children from achieving their full potential.
Sekulow-run Christian charities steered $65M to the Trump lawyer and his family
By Michael Biesecker — January 31, 2020
An Associated Press review of tax documents found that tens of millions of dollars were directed to Trump lawyer and Christian legal giant Jay Sekulow and his family.
How Jay Sekulow got to the floor of the US Senate
By Mark I. Pinsky — January 22, 2020
(RNS) — Jay Sekulow, a lawyer with an outsized reputation for First Amendment defenses, may have another high-profile slam-dunk on his hands.
Paula White and the mainstreaming of American Pentecostalism
By Daniel G. Hummel — November 8, 2019
(Sightings) — Paula White is a new breed of Christian-right leader who is defined far less by theology than by ideology.
Christian aid groups vow to stay to help after US sudden withdrawal from Syria
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 22, 2019
(RNS) — Christian aid organizations in Syria have sprung into action in response to the new conflict in the region and are vowing to stay with the Kurds as the crisis grows.
Could draconian abortion bans reverse Roe — and unite Christians in opposition?
By Kira Austin-Young — May 17, 2019
(RNS) — It’s a brand-new day when a liberal, female Episcopal priest is in agreement with Pat Robertson, but perhaps this legislation can draw opposition from Christians across the spectrum.
Marianne Williamson’s metaphysical campaign for president
By Mark Silk — May 13, 2019
(RNS) — If Candidate Williamson has a predecessor it's Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, who undertook to run for president in early 1844.
Rabbi with a gift for fundraising among evangelicals mourned as friend
By Yonat Shimron — February 7, 2019
(RNS) — Yechiel Eckstein was the spark that ignited an appreciation and even love for Israel and for the Jewish people among evangelicals.
The quiet, steely faith of George H.W. Bush
By Stephen Mansfield — December 4, 2018
(RNS) — For the late George H.W. Bush, faith was a private anchor of strength. Boasting about it was a kind of sin.
When George H.W. Bush played the religion card
By Mark Silk — December 2, 2018
(RNS) — A reticent Yankee Episcopalian, Bush did not make his religion part of his political life. Until the presidential campaign of 1988, that is.
Christian TV network enters world of 24-hour news
By The Associated Press — October 2, 2018
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Among the shows included in the news channel's lineup are 'Jerusalem Dateline,' which will focus on Israel, and 'Faith Nation,' which is centered on politics.
Two Sundays, two mass shootings: Why do bad things happen to good people?
By Holly Meyer — October 8, 2017
(USA Today) — After a succession of bewildering violence, questions arise: Why does evil exist? Why didn't God intervene?
Testing the proposition that lack of religion leads to violence
By Mark Silk — October 5, 2017
The proposition fails.
Don’t politicize Las Vegas?
By Mark Silk — October 3, 2017
(RNS) — Because talking about gun control at a time like this would be like, well, talking about global warming during the hurricane season.
Where are the condemnations of Harvey as God’s punishment?
By Kimberly Winston — August 29, 2017
(RNS) — As Harvey continues to pound Houston, why are the religious finger-waggers who said Hurricanes Sandy, Isaac and Katrina were God's punishment for gay marriage or abortion rights strangely silent?
