white evangelicals
Survey: Faith groups showcase media divide
By Jack Jenkins — May 14, 2021
(RNS) — White evangelicals were also the group most likely to say the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump.
Survey: Most Americans know Biden is Catholic, far fewer know Harris’ religion
By Adelle M. Banks — March 30, 2021
(RNS) — Even among fellow Catholics, partisanship permeates views of Biden’s religion.
Franklin Graham unfazed after evangelical base blasts him for encouraging vaccines
By Yonat Shimron — March 26, 2021
(RNS) — Graham's March 24 Facebook post uncovered a deep divide among evangelicals, many of whom are suspicious of COVID-19 vaccines. His organization, Samaritan's Purse, is managing vaccine clinics in Boone, North Carolina.
With Beth Moore’s exit, more evangelical women are challenging strict gender norms
By Yonat Shimron — March 19, 2021
(RNS) — While no one expects a groundswell of women to follow Moore, some evangelical women are beginning to speak out about the limits of complementarian theology.
Black Protestants aren’t least likely to get a vaccine; white evangelicals are
By Yonat Shimron — March 5, 2021
(RNS) — A new survey by Pew Research shows that 64% of Black Protestants 'definitely or probably' plan to get vaccinated, compared to 54% of white evangelicals.
Survey: More than a quarter of white evangelicals believe core QAnon conspiracy theory
By Jack Jenkins — February 11, 2021
(RNS) — There was also significant support among white evangelicals for the claim that members of antifa, or anti-fascist activists, were ‘mostly responsible’ for the attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to the survey conducted by the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
David French on Christian nationalism and evangelicals’ existential angst
By Yonat Shimron — February 3, 2021
(RNS) — The conservative writer said Christian believers need to be reminded of the toxic effects of fear.
Survey: White evangelicals most likely to say they’ve been harassed online for their faith
By Roxanne Stone — February 2, 2021
(RNS) — ‘The study shows there are some groups who are more likely to attribute their harassment to their religious beliefs than others,’ according to the Pew report.
Survey: Americans most likely to say pandemic has boosted their faith
By Yonat Shimron — January 27, 2021
(RNS) — Nearly half of white evangelicals in the U.S. (49%) said their faith grew stronger due to the coronavirus outbreak — more than any other group, according to a new Pew Research survey.
Trump divided the nation and their church, experts say, but evangelical fans have few regrets
By Bob Smietana — November 13, 2020
NASHVILLE (RNS) — Despite his defeat in the recent presidential election, supporting President Trump has been a boon to many evangelical Christians. Will political gains undermine their ability to minister to their neighbors?
Young, evangelical and voting for Biden — but how do they explain it to their parents?
By Napp Nazworth — November 3, 2020
(RNS) — Young evangelical Joe Biden voters are searching for ways to talk with their friends and relatives about their political decision — and their aversion to President Donald Trump.
Lecrae on growing uncomfortable with white evangelicalism and finding ‘Restoration’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 14, 2020
(RNS) — The Christian hip-hop artist’s new book examines the spiritual, personal and artistic dimensions of redemption.
Being a good guy with a gun is what God wants, say ‘sheepdog’ evangelicals
By Jack Jenkins — September 15, 2020
(RNS) — John Correia, a pastor turned security consultant, says that being a good guy with a gun can be a godly way to prevent violence and protect the innocent.
New ad uses Bible, ‘Amazing Grace,’ Jesus to call Republican Christians to vote against Trump
By Jack Jenkins — July 14, 2020
(RNS) — ‘The moment that (Trump) held up that Bible, he revealed this president is using us,’ a man named Pat, identified as a Republican, says in the ad.
‘More than individual sin’ — Black pastors urge evangelicals to admit systemic racism
By Yonat Shimron — July 2, 2020
(RNS) — While liberal Christians have embraced the idea of social or collective sin, especially when it comes to racism, white evangelicals have typically resisted such notions as unbiblical. A Black Southern Baptist pastor is now calling them out on it.
