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The gathering has been held annually, usually on the first Thursday of February...
National Prayer Breakfast will be virtual in 2021 due to COVID-19

by: Bob Smietana Dec. 17, 2020 (RNS) — The National Prayer Breakfast will be a virtual event next year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The gathering has been heldRead More
Biden’s rhetoric took a turn for the spiritual near the close of his speech...
Biden laces Electoral College victory speech with Scripture and Prayer of St. Francis

by: Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2020 (RNS) — President-elect Joe Biden marked his Electoral College win with a religious flair, citing Scripture and the Prayer of St. Francis duringRead More
In a pair of widely shared Twitter videos, a group of people identified by conservative outlet Daily Caller as Proud Boys...
‘Proud Boys’ burn Black Lives Matter signs at churches in Washington

by: Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2020 (RNS) — People reportedly affiliated with the hate group Proud Boys tore down Black Lives Matter signs belonging to churches in Washington SaturdayRead 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’

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 the original suit, filed in October, Falwell claimed the school’s board pressured him to resign...
Jerry Falwell Jr. drops defamation lawsuit against Liberty University

by: Jack Jenkins Dec. 10, 2020 (RNS) — Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. has dropped a lawsuit in which he claimed the school he once led defamed himRead More
Religious issues already have become a campaign flashpoint in the runoff.
Faith takes the forefront as Georgia Senate runoffs heat up

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 events, which Feucht has held in Seattle, Nashville and Washington, D.C. and other cities around the U.S...
Sean Feucht protest worries Los Angeles homeless advocates

by: Alejandra Molina LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27, 2020 (RNS) — Christian musician Sean Feucht has plans to bring his outdoor “worship protest” tour to downtown Los Angeles on New Year’sRead More