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One of my favorite Bible stories comes when the prophet Nathan confronts David...

Opinion: At the Capitol, evangelicals’ ‘Thou art the man’ moment

Senator James Lankford
by: Paul O’Donnell (Maina Mwaura) Jan. 9, 2021 (RNS) — I remember my mom looking in my young face and telling me that my father, who had gone to hisRead More

As evangelicals, we must recognize, confess, and lament our role in allowing Christian nationalism...

Opinion: Evangelicals must denounce the Christian nationalism in Capitol riots

Storming of U.S. Capitol
by: Paul O’Donnell (Jamie Aten, Kent Annan) Jan. 7, 2021 (RNS) — The startling events in Washington on Wednesday (Jan. 6) were shocking to watch, not only for the scenes ofRead More

From succinct prayers to calls for Trump to ask the rioters to halt, the faith leaders' statements mostly appealed for unity.

Faith leaders react to mob at Capitol with prayers, calls for end to violence

Trump marchers at the U.S. Capitol
by: RNS staff Jan. 6, 2021 (RNS) — As a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday (Jan. 6), American religious leaders reacted quicklyRead More

The demonstrators will also pray that Vice President Mike Pence and members of Congress will reject slates of electors...

Jericho March plans DC return in the new year to pray Pence will overturn election

Eric Metaxas
by: Bob Smietana Dec.31, 2020 (RNS) — A die-hard group of Trump supporters hopes 2021 will start with prayer, fasting and perhaps a miracle. Organizers of the Jericho March, slatedRead More

Feucht’s New Year’s Eve events come as Los Angeles County is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases...

Homeless advocates organize against Sean Feucht’s upcoming outreach in Skid Row

Sean Feucht
by: Alejandra Molina LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22, 2020 (RNS) — Advocates for the residents of LA’s Skid Row neighborhood are organizing against a planned appearance by Christian recording artist SeanRead More

With a warning to her nearly one million followers that she would be blunt

Evangelical leader Beth Moore trends on Twitter after calling Trumpism ‘seductive and dangerous’

Speaker/author Beth Moore
by: Roxanne Stone Dec. 13, 2020 (RNS) — As supporters of President Trump’s allegations of voter fraud have persisted in questioning the results of the election five weeks since itRead More

In recent days, Metaxas has become a chief evangelist for conspiracy theories about the 2020 election...

How Eric Metaxas went from Trump despiser to true believer

Eric Metaxas
by: Bob Smietana Dec. 3, 2020 (RNS) — For Eric Metaxas, a prominent evangelical public intellectual and Christian radio host, knowing that the 2020 presidential election was stolen is likeRead More

Religious issues already have become a campaign flashpoint in the runoff.

Faith takes the forefront as Georgia Senate runoffs heat up

Rev. Raphael_Warnock
by: Paul O’Donnell (Elana Schor, Ben Nadler) ATLANTA, Nov. 29, 2020(AP) — Bishop Reginald Jackson stepped to the microphone at a drive-in rally outside a church in southwest Atlanta as hisRead More

The report also notes that among religious groups, Fox News is most trusted by white evangelical Protestants (36%)...

Most ‘Fox News Republicans’ believe Christians face most discrimination

Fox News building
by: Jack Jenkins Nov. 19, 2020 (RNS) — Most Republicans who trust Fox News believe that Christians in the United States endure unequal treatment, a new survey released on ThursdayRead More

“I say I’m stepping up to my next calling to serve, not stepping down from the pulpit.”

Rev. Raphael Warnock considers vote sacred as pastor and Senate candidate

Rev. Raphael_Warnock
by: Adelle M. Banks Nov. 13, 2020 (RNS) — Many clergy, having risen to occupy the pulpit once held by Martin Luther King Jr. and his father, “Daddy King,” mightRead More