Tony Perkins
Why the Christian right still supports Trump
By David P. Gushee — October 15, 2016
(RNS) The Christian right once said we need men of strong character to lead our nation. But that was before.
Tony Perkins ditches theodicy after flood destroys his home
By Mark Silk — August 18, 2016
(RNS) Apparently it’s not God’s fault when the disaster happens to a leader of the Christian right.
Puerto Rico gay marriage ruling sets up a potential federal conflict
By Richard Wolf — October 23, 2014
(RNS) "Ultimately the very survival of the political order depends upon the procreative potential embodied in traditional marriage," U.S. District Judge Juan Perez-Gimenez ruled. "Those are the well-tested, well-proven principles on which we have relied for centuries."
Why Chris Christie and Jeb Bush were snubbed by social conservative leaders
By David Gibson — September 29, 2014
(RNS) Their absence at the Values Voter Summit could hurt the New Jersey governor and the brother of the former president with conservative Christians who are key to winning the GOP presidential primaries.
Evangelical leaders will travel to Israel to signal their support
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — August 12, 2014
(RNS) The trip will include Billy Graham's daughter Anne Graham Lotz, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins and former Southern Baptist ethics czar Richard Land.
Meriam Ibrahim, finally freed from Sudan, meets with Pope Francis
By Josephine McKenna — July 24, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican’s chief spokesman said Pope Francis wanted Thursday’s meeting to be a “gesture of support for all those who suffer for their faith, or living in situations of difficulty or restraint.”
Justice Department will extend benefits to same-sex couples
By Christopher Doering — February 10, 2014
(RNS) The Justice Department will instruct employees to give lawful same-sex marriages full and equal recognition to the greatest extent possible under the law. Gay marriage is currently legal in 17 states and the District of Columbia.
Conservatives shift their tone on gay anti-discrimination bill
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — November 5, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) The rhetoric from Republican and conservative opponents of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act is moving away from the morality of the bedroom and into the business sphere. More politicians are fighting ENDA as a bad economic move, not as a break with the Bible.
NALT alliance says Not All (Christians are) Like That on homosexuality
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — September 5, 2013
NEW YORK (RNS) Inspired by Dan Savage’s "It Gets Better" campaign for gay teens, the NALT (Not All Like That) project aims to be a platform for Christians who believe "there is nothing anti-biblical or at all inherently sinful" about being gay.
COMMENTARY: The truth about religious freedom in the military
By C. Welton Gaddy — July 15, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Let's be clear: Christians in the military are not under threat of constant, widespread persecution.
4 reasons why Republicans are rekindling evangelical outreach
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 12, 2013
(RNS) Why would Republicans hire the former party chairman in South Carolina to lead engagement to evangelicals, a group that for a generation or more has been the reliable anchor of the party faithful? Here are four reasons.
Opponents of gay marriage say they’re no bigots
By Richard Wolf — March 25, 2013
(RNS) Disparaged as bigots, these diverse conservative voices who oppose same-sex marriage say they're simply defending American society.
White House takes stance against gay-marriage ban
By Richard Wolf — March 1, 2013
(WASHINGTON) The Obama administration came out forcefully Thursday against California's ban on same-sex marriage and, by extension, implicated similar bans in 37 other states.
Religious sponsors loom large in Boy Scouts’ policy debate
By Adelle M. Banks — February 6, 2013
(RNS) The decision by Boy Scouts officials to postpone any change in policy about gay membership was fueled by an ``outpouring of feedback.'' A lot of that reaction came from religious groups, who sponsor 70 percent of Scout troops.
Family Research Council shooter pleads guilty to terrorism charges
By Kevin Eckstrom — February 6, 2013
The Virginia man who stormed the D.C. headquarters of the conservative Family Research Council last August, shooting and wounding a security guard, planned to "kill as many people as possible and smother the Chick-fil-A sandwiches into their faces," prosecutors said in a plea announcement.
