From the Rockies to southwestern Arizona, Hispanic evangelical pastors have begun to preach a gospel of salvation for the struggling Colorado, framing the 1,450-mile river as a gift from God that the Bible commands them to protect.

An interview with the former president.

Why his vision of humble communities and humane economies is just what the world needs right now.

Demanding that each president repeat the same religious activities of the previous president could create an informal religious test for public office, which would be inconsistent with the spirit of the Constitution.

More religion would make liberalism more intellectually coherent, more politically effective, more rooted in its own history, less of a congerie of suspicious “allies” and more of an actual fraternity.

To many of the conservative Christians who unexpectedly propelled Mr. Bentley, a Republican, into power, his demise was a dispiriting setback in an age when they feel their values are under siege.

Church leaders said they will not hold Easter celebrations in mourning for 45 Coptic Christians killed in twin bombings of churches. Leaders said celebrations will only be limited to the liturgical prayers “without any festive manifestations.”

Lawmakers voted 24-4 to let a Birmingham church establish a law enforcement department despite critics’ concerns it could be used to cover up crimes.

Christian conservatives who defend the rights of Muslims have come under attack by their ideological brethren.

The white supremacist sentenced to death in federal court for the 2015 shooting massacre at a historic black church in South Carolina pleaded guilty to separate state murder charges.