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Faith groups celebrate Virginia’s death penalty ban

By Jack Jenkins — March 25, 2021
(RNS) — Some faith leaders are now hoping the Biden administration will follow suit.

Liberty University sues governor over financial aid changes

By Sarah Rankin — January 11, 2021
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The suit accuses Gov. Ralph Northam's administration of wrongfully denying financial aid to some of the evangelical school's online students.

The fall of Falwell: A timeline of the ups, downs and scandals of his Liberty University presidency

By Emily McFarlan Miller and Jack Jenkins — August 25, 2020
(RNS) — Jerry Falwell Jr.’s resignation is but the resolution of years of smaller scandals. Here's a look back at the controversies chronicling the rise and fall of his career as president of Liberty University.

Abortion Survivors Protection Act vote shows how both parties are unserious

By Charles C. Camosy — February 26, 2019
(RNS) — The GOP’s Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act was defeated in the Senate 53-44 — precisely the result the Republicans were looking for, and precisely the problem with our politics.

Christian leaders, time to check your own yearbooks for past racist actions

By Jemar Tisby — February 11, 2019
Pastors should not wait for their racist past to be exposed before they deal with it.

Trump’s white evangelical strategy backfires in Virginia

By Mark Silk — November 8, 2017
It's hard to win elections by appealing only to your base.
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