Robert Jeffress
Michael Curry v. Robert Jeffress on the biblical view of government
By Mark Silk — June 1, 2018
One of them is sincerely wrong.
The new American embassy’s messianic moment
By Mark Silk — May 15, 2018
Zechariah has his day in Jerusalem.
The US Embassy is in Jerusalem. Now, what?
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 14, 2018
OK, the embassy is now in Jerusalem. Can we talk about the minister who blessed the occasion?
Romney: Jeffress wrong man to give Jerusalem embassy prayer
By Associated Press — May 14, 2018
(AP) — Senate candidate Mitt Romney of Utah says a prominent Baptist minister shouldn’t be giving the prayer that opens the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem because he’s a 'religious bigot.'
Billy Graham was ‘the last nonpartisan evangelical’?
By John G. Stackhouse Jr. — March 1, 2018
(RNS) — 'Most evangelical energies, hours, dollars and prayers do not go toward politics of any stripe, but toward churches, missions, schools and charities, both here and abroad,' writes John G. Stackhouse Jr.
Billy Graham never lived in Texas but belonged to a Dallas church for 54 years
By Bobby Ross Jr. — February 21, 2018
DALLAS (RNS) — Why did Graham place membership at a church nearly 1,000 miles from his home in Montreat, N.C.?
RNS Best of 2017: All the president’s clergy: A close look at Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ ties with evangelicals
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 1, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — RNS interviews with key participants suggest that a cadre of conservative Christian religious leaders has the ear of the politically powerful on matters of national priority.
Why pastor Robert Jeffress’ interview with Sean Hannity was so maddening to so many
By Jonathan Merritt — October 25, 2017
(RNS) — Who knew that a simple meeting between a preacher and a pundit would be so controversial? But it starts to make sense when you consider the preacher. And the pundit. And the meeting itself. (COMMENTARY)
All the president’s clergymen: A close look at Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ ties with evangelicals
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 5, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — RNS interviews with key participants suggest that a cadre of conservative Christian religious leaders has the ear of the politically powerful on matters of national priority.
Robert Jeffress on God, Trump and North Korea: A pastor explains his politics
By Bobby Ross Jr. — August 14, 2017
DALLAS (RNS) — Jeffress said his statement didn't claim that 'God ordained President Trump to nuke North Korea.' But many of the pastor's critics thought it came too close. In a sit-down interview with RNS, he elaborates on his controversial words.
Evangelicals, Trump and the politics of redemption
By Peter Wehner — August 11, 2017
(RNS) — 'Today, far too many evangelical Christians are tools of the Trump presidency,' Peter Wehner writes in a commentary.
Texas pastor: ‘God has given Trump authority to take out Kim Jong-Un’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 8, 2017
(RNS) — The Rev. Robert Jeffress cheered the president's warning that North Korea would 'be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen' if it continues to threaten the United States.
Evangelical supporters meet with, pray for Trump
By Adelle M. Banks — July 12, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A leader who attended a daylong meeting that featured the impromptu gathering with the president said the events were 'not at all' related to Russia.
President Trump promises support to military, evangelicals at Fourth of July event
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 1, 2017
(RNS) A Dallas church choir and orchestra performed a number of patriotic songs and hymns at the 'Celebrate Freedom' concert, including the premiere of a new song, 'Make America Great Again.'
The evangelical courtiers who kneel before the president’s feet
By John Fea — May 12, 2017
(RNS) These Court Evangelicals have sacrificed the prophetic voice of their Christian faith for a place of power and influence in the current administration.
