Republican Party
Why believe better family policies will reduce abortions? Well, there’s the data.
By Charles C. Camosy — June 7, 2022
(RNS) — There is plenty of evidence to suggest that increased social support will result in fewer abortions.
After winning on abortion, it’s time for Catholic bishops to switch parties
By Thomas Reese — May 4, 2022
(RNS) — Except for ending abortion, the Republican Party has little to offer the bishops. The bishops got what they wanted out of this alliance; it is time to move on.
Don’t repeal the gas tax
By Thomas Reese — March 15, 2022
(RNS) — Eliminating the gasoline tax is really a gift to the oil industry.
The Trumpist Reformation is upon us
By Mark Silk — December 28, 2021
(RNS) — If you want to understand post-Trump politics, look to Martin Luther.
At First Baptist Dallas, white evangelicals line up for Trump’s second coming
By Jacob Lupfer — December 21, 2021
(RNS) — At First Baptist Dallas, Trump continues to reassemble his faith coalition ahead of 2024.
Someone is killing Republicans and Trump voters
By Thomas Reese — December 8, 2021
(RNS) — It is up to conservative leaders to save their own.
Matthew Dowd stakes his run for Texas lieutenant governor on kindness and faith
By Elizabeth E. Evans — November 11, 2021
(RNS) — Can a Democrat find the right mix of interfaith values voters to get him over the top?
What to do about Ron DeSantis and the GOP’s (literal) demonization of the left
By Robert K. Vischer — June 28, 2021
(RNS) — The resources for resistance are available within Christianity itself.
Unholy post-Trump trinity: Bannon, Pompeo and Pence
By Doug Pagitt — June 23, 2021
(RNS) — Christian nationalism may be good GOP politics, but it’s bad for both religion and public life.
White Gen X and millennial evangelicals are losing faith in the conservative culture wars
By Terry Shoemaker — June 22, 2021
(The Conversation) — Growing numbers of young evangelicals and 'Exvangelicals' are pro-LGBTQ, support #BlackLivesMatter – or are fed up altogether with mixing faith and politics.
I Believe! … In QAnon? What nonbelievers don’t get about conspiracy beliefs
By Brad Hirschfield — June 7, 2021
(RNS) — We need to stop asking them to justify their conclusions and try to understand why QAnon works for them.
Pagan politics are not as uniform (or liberal) as you think
By Heather Greene — May 26, 2021
(RNS) — One of the few formal surveys of this understudied religious population found pagans' political leanings to be hard to pin down.
Faith in numbers: Fox News is must-watch for white evangelicals, a turnoff for atheists…and Hindus, Muslims really like CNN
By Ryan Burge — May 26, 2021
(The Conversation) — Fox News viewers sway religious. A dive into who exactly is watching shows that it is a favorite among white evangelicals, Mormons and members of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Republicans and Democrats switch sides on religion vs. science
By Carol Kuruvilla — May 25, 2021
(RNS) — Mistrust of the scientific community is affecting the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. But research suggests the religion and science debate wasn’t always this divisive.
The hollowing out of American religion
By Mark Silk — April 5, 2021
(RNS) — Its consequences for American politics are hard to exaggerate.
