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A small but vocal minority wants to punish the new president for his support of legalized abortion...

Catholic bishops split on how to deal with Biden – Opinion

Cardinal Blase Cupich
by: Thomas Reese Jan. 21, 2021 (RNS) — The American Catholic bishops are split over how to deal with Joe Biden, the first Catholic president since John F. Kennedy, butRead More

Banners proclaiming "Jesus saves" appear next to those bearing the name Trump...

Opinion: Truth over power: It is past time for the church to speak plainly about the election

Storming of U.S. Capitol
by: Roxanne Stone (Esau McCaulley) Jan. 8, 2021 (RNS) — We can be sure some who stormed the Capitol claimed allegiance to the Christian faith. Banners proclaiming “Jesus saves” appearRead More

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

There’s a lesson in "The Last Battle" for America in 2020...

Opinion: Revisiting ‘The Last Battle’: C.S. Lewis’ Narnia tale for our time

"The Last Battle" by C.S. Lewis
by: Bob Smietana Dec. 31, 2020 (RNS) — The end of the world begins with a con. A little lie, told by a petty grifter, who is willing to betrayRead More

RNS staff share about some 2020 books

Opinion: The most intriguing books on religion we read this year

Books in a library
by: Paul O’Donnell (RNS Staff) Dec. 23, 2020 (RNS) — Our reading list this year, like the rest of our lives, was colored by the triple whammy of 2020: theRead More

These kinds of attacks are all too common in the Middle East

Opinion: How much longer will the Middle East celebrate Christmas?

John Kerry in Bethlehem Manger Square
by: Paul O’Donnell (Knox Thames) Dec .24, 2020 (RNS) — Days before the start of Advent, mobs in a city 200 miles south along the Nile from Cairo burned CopticRead More

Trump’s latest political ploy is demanding the opening of all schools in the fall...

Opinion: Reopening schools for all the wrong reasons

School bus
by: Kathryn Post (Jim Wallis) August 3, 2020 (RNS) — I am not the first one to say this, and it is less prophetic than just observably true: Donald TrumpRead More

The key to success, I believe, is to accept that this transformation will be permanent and make the most of it.

Opinion: Let’s stop pretending that virtual worship isn’t here to stay

Bishop Joseph W. Walker III
by: Paul O’Donnell (Joseph W. Walker III) July 24, 2020 (RNS) — It’s time to think big about the future of worship before the future passes us by. As thisRead More

But throughout his presidency, Donald Trump has steadily moved from covertly racist rhetoric and policies to ones that are overtly so.

Opinion: Trump unmasked his racist campaign strategy — and Christians have choices to make

Trump at Mt. Rushmore
by: Kathryn Post (Jim Wallis) July 13, 2020 (RNS) — The mask is off. For decades, white political leaders in the U.S. have masked their racism, subtly stoking white voters’Read More

Clearly, Trump’s support has declined while Biden’s lead, about 5 percentage points in both April and May, jumped to nearly 14 percentage points in June.

Opinion: Surveys suggest protests, not pandemic, have lost Trump white evangelical support

by: Paul O’Donnell (Ryan Burge) June 24, 2020 (RNS) — The last few months have not been good for President Donald Trump. His administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic hasRead More