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Graham insists the march is not an effort to encourage voting or to rally evangelicals to the polls ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Franklin Graham borrows a tactic from the left with his Saturday prayer march

Prayer March 2020 with Franklin Graham
by: Yonat Shimron Sept. 25, 2020 (RNS) — Like his late father, Billy Graham, Franklin Graham is not a marcher. The Graham family formula has always focused on stadium-sized evangelisticRead More

Legal observers say there's a good chance that woman is Barrett, who in addition to serving as a circuit judge is also a professor at the University of Notre Dame.

Amy Coney Barrett, controversial Catholic, re-emerges as potential Supreme Court pick

by: Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2020 (RNS) — Federal appellate Judge Amy Coney Barrett is emerging as a likely nominee to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat left vacantRead More

[Pastor] Beaman was joined by leaders of the AME denomination, who are preparing a statement decrying the ad to be released on Monday.

Black church leaders demand apology for Trump ad

Joe Biden
by: Jack Jenkins Sept. 13, 2020 (RNS) — Leaders of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the pastor of an AME congregation in Wilmington, Delaware, are condemning a Trump-Pence campaignRead More

But the ad, titled “Meet Joe Biden’s Supporters,” ends not with an image of violence, but with slow-motion footage of former Vice President Biden kneeling in a Black church...

Trump campaign ad shows Biden kneeling in Black church to argue Americans ‘won’t be safe’

Joe Biden
by: Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2020 (RNS) — President Donald Trump’s campaign released a digital advertisement late Wednesday (Sept. 9) extending its argument that Americans “won’t be safe inRead More

But in an interview with RNS on Friday (Aug. 28), he made no bones about who he hopes the country will elect come November.

His RNC prayer was neutral, but Franklin Graham says the choice for president is not

by: Yonat Shimron Aug. 28, 2020 (RNS) — Franklin Graham offered a short and straightforward Protestant prayer for the country on the last night of the Republican National Convention. ButRead More

According to a list shared exclusively with Religion News Service by organizers, the mass endorsement will come from a diverse slate of religious leaders...

More than 350 faith leaders to back Biden for president, including many first-time endorsers

by: Jack Jenkins Aug. 27, 2020 (RNS) — More than 350 faith and community leaders are planning to endorse former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris this week,Read More

Some 10,000 delegates signed up in advance to watch the convention...

Evangelical ‘Never Trumpers’ appear at alternative RNC

Mark Galli
by: Yonat Shimron Aug. 25, 2020 (RNS) — While millions of Americans watch as the Republican National Convention nominates President Donald Trump for a second term, a smaller group ofRead More

Standing firmly against abortion is a an important factor in getting their vote...

Abortion over immigration: Trump’s pro-life policies remain paramount for many Latino Catholics

by: Alejandra Molina LOS ANGELES, Aug 24, 2020 (RNS) — For some Latino Catholics, choosing whether they support Joe Biden or Donald Trump for the United States presidency boils downRead More

The surge in God-talk was inspired at least partly by Biden himself...

Joe Biden’s acceptance speech caps off an unusually faith-filled Democratic National Convention

Joe Biden
by: Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2020 (RNS) — For years, pundits and political analysts have accused Democrats of having a “God problem,” insisting the party does not do enoughRead More

When Coons speaks to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday before Biden's speech accepting the party's presidential nomination, his remarks will focus on faith...

Biden friend Sen. Coons to elevate faith on convention stage

by: Paul O’Donnell (Elana Schor) Aug. 20, 2020 (AP) — Chris Coons is cut from the same cloth as Joe Biden in many ways: He occupies the same Senate seatRead More