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But an increasingly vocal band of advocates and experts says the Trump administration’s policies have failed to address many of the challenges faced by Christians...
Trump aims to protect persecuted Christians, but some aren’t sure he’s helping
by: Jack Jenkins July 25, 2019 (RNS) — Just weeks into President Trump’s first term, David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network asked the businessman-turned-politician whether he would make theRead More
“The U.S. refugee resettlement and placement program is the crown jewel of America’s humanitarian program,”....
World Relief Strongly Condemns the Trump Administration for its Reported Plan to Abandon Persecuted Christians and Other Refugees
BALTIMORE, Md. , July 18, 2019 – Today, POLITICO reported that the Trump administration is considering zeroing out the number of refugees resettled in 2020. World Relief strongly condemns thisRead More
The shift could devastate the refugee resettlement program....
Faith groups fear the end of refugee resettlement in the U.S.
by: Jack Jenkins July 19, 2019(RNS) — Faith-based groups that help the U.S. government resettle refugees fear the future of their work is in jeopardy, after learning that the TrumpRead More
Americans no longer hold clergy in such high regard, according to a recent poll, and even regular churchgoers are seeking counsel elsewhere.
New poll shows growing view that clergy are irrelevant
by: Yonat Shimron July 16, 2019 (RNS) — In her 2004 Pulitzer-Prize winning novel “Gilead,” Marilynne Robinson sketches a portrait of the Rev. John Ames, a small- town pastor in 1950sRead More
Most printers outside of China don’t have the range of facilities to manufacture the same Bibles...
China tariffs could lead to a ‘Bible tax’ in the US, say Christian publishers
by: Emily McFarlan Miller June 21, 2019 (RNS) — If President Trump gets his way, reading the Bible could get more expensive. The parent company of the two largest BibleRead More
The effort, which organizers are calling the “For His Children” campaign...
Hispanic evangelical group offers to house migrant children in churches
by: Emily McFarlan Miller July 1, 2019 (RNS) — The head of the largest Hispanic evangelical Christian network in the United States announced it will offer to work with theRead More
SES President Richard Land said Geisler influenced him as a seminary student in the early 1970s.
Norman Geisler, theologian and prolific author, dies at 86
by: Adelle M. Banks July 1, 2019 (RNS) — Theologian and Christian apologist Norman Geisler, the author of dozens of books and the co-founder of two seminaries, has died. HeRead More