Donald Trump
[A]imed at reinvigorating his conservative Christian base.
Trump and his religion advisors launch new National Faith Advisory Board
by: Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2021 (RNS) — In another sign Donald Trump is eyeing a run to regain the White House, the former president and his religious advisorsRead More
Among Catholics overall, Biden — himself a Catholic — fought Trump to a stalemate
Study: Trump expanded evangelical support in 2020, but Biden gained with other white Christians
by: Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON, July 2, 2021 (RNS) — A new survey reports former President Donald Trump expanded his robust support among white evangelicals in the 2020 election, but PresidentRead More
Shortly after the vote, Cheney told reporters she remains committed to a Republican Party "based on truth."
Liz Cheney, ousted from party leadership, invokes pope and the ‘power of faith’
by: Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON, May 12, 2021 (RNS) — On the eve of her removal from the House Republican leadership for failing to back President Donald Trump’s attacks on theRead More
The event was hosted by Wheaton College’s Humanitarian Disaster Institute.
Francis Collins urges evangelicals: ‘Love your neighbor,’ get COVID-19 vaccine
by: Adelle M. Banks April 27, 2021 (RNS) — Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health and an outspoken evangelical Christian, urged his fellow evangelicals, many ofRead More
The online panel, titled “Unpacking the Role of a Faith Adviser,” was for most of its hour a discussion of religious liberty policy and practice...
Obama faith adviser accuses Trump counterpart of laying spiritual groundwork for Capitol insurrection
by: Jack Jenkin WASHINGTON, April 22, 2021 (RNS) — A long-simmering debate between liberal and conservative Christian faith leaders came to a head during a panel session at a ReligionRead More
"fashioned a deceitful scheme to manipulate the Executive Committee of Liberty"
Liberty University sues former President Jerry Falwell Jr. for $10 million, citing conspiracy, breach of contract
by: Bob Smietana April 16, 2021 (RNS) — Liberty University, one of the nation’s largest Christian universities, is suing former President Jerry Falwell Jr. for $10 million, citing a breachRead More
Moore’s criticism of the 45th president’s abusive behavior toward women and her advocacy for sexual abuse victims turned her from a beloved icon to a pariah in the denomination she loved all her life.
Bible teacher Beth Moore, splitting with Lifeway, says, ‘I am no longer a Southern Baptist’
by: Bob Smietana NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 9, 2021 (RNS) — For nearly three decades, Beth Moore has been the very model of a modern Southern Baptist. She loves Jesus andRead More
Biden’s executive order may be raising the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. from 15,000 to 125,000, but the work needed to rebuild the gutted resettlement apparatus have many admitting it’s unlikely the United States will reach that target anytime soon.
Faith-based refugee resettlement groups describe what it will take to rebuild program after Trump cuts
by: Emily McFarlan Miller Feb. 5, 2021 (RNS) — Daad Serweri had been waiting for five years to come to the United States as a refugee. Having worked as anRead More
Theme: “Together strong, life unites.”
At March for Life, a pivot away from Trump and toward ‘unity’
by: Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2021 (RNS) — A mostly virtual version of a major annual anti-abortion gathering convened in Washington, D.C., on Friday (Jan. 29) featuring pre-recorded speechesRead More