White Evangelicals
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
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
As troubling, white evangelicals are the least likely to say they should consider the health effects on their community when making a decision to be vaccinated.
Black Protestants aren’t least likely to get a vaccine; white evangelicals are
by: Yonat Shimron March 5, 2021, (RNS) — Since before the COVID-19 vaccines hit the market, it has been predicted that Black Americans would choose to be vaccinated at dramaticallyRead More
He (Donald Trump) in many ways became the face of white evangelicalism.
Opinion: Evangelical Christians once were saved. After Trump, they’re lost.
by: Paul O’Donnell (Michael O. Emerson, Joel Edward Goza) Nov. 24, 2020 (RNS) — For reasons that have to do with our reading of the Bible, the both of us movedRead More
Only 35% of white evangelicals said the coronavirus is of critical concern...
Poll: White evangelicals are religious outliers on every issue of concern to voters
by: Yonat Shimron Oct. 19, 2020 (RNS) — As they head to the polls, nearly all religious Americans say the coronavirus is the most critical issue facing the country, aRead More
“It wasn’t so much a debate as a shouting match with no structure,” he [Kyle Meyaard-Schaap] said.
Complaints on Trump’s debate performance highlight generational divide among white evangelicals
by: Jack Jenkins Sept. 30, 2020 (RNS) — Kyle Meyaard-Schaap didn’t even make it to the climate change section of the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and formerRead More
White evangelicals are certainly complicit in our country’s history of systemic racism and overt nationalism...
Opinion: Demonizing white evangelicals won’t solve our political divisions
by: Paul O’Donnell (Arthur E. Farnsley II) Sept. 24, 2020 (RNS) — The past four years have seen an outburst of opinion about white Christian evangelicals and their support forRead More
A nation that still honors Confederate signs in public places signals its belief that Black people are less important than white people...
Opinion: Rejecting symbols of hate is more than symbolic
by: Kathryn Post (Jim Wallis) July 20, 2020 (RNS) — What’s been the message of Confederate monuments and flags? It depends on who you are. If you’re a Black teenagerRead More