Betsy DeVos is the now-very-public face of what has been a quiet but powerful drive for taxpayer-supported religious schooling carried on by one of America’s least-understood ethnic tribes, the Dutch Calvinists of the Upper Midwest.

Some of this year’s most popular Lent sacrifices are booze, social media, and  Donald Trump. But I’ve decided to go a different direction and give up saying I’m sorry for all the Christian crap out there.

I’ve been on national television for 16 years and for all 16 I wore an ash on Ash Wednesday. It’s shocking to me that I’m one of the few faces you see on TV wearing an ash.

Federal judges may find the President Donald Trump’s new executive order on immigration more acceptable than the last. But many religious groups and faith leaders see no meaningful difference in the new measure, which Trump signed privately March 6.

We should limit political activity by churches—but not speech from the pulpit.

Though most pastors, regardless of gender, are satisfied with their role, female pastors are more likely than male pastors to wish they had been more prepared for the expectation they “must do everything” and must do it “perfectly.”

In coming months, expect to hear a lot about the Benedict Option. It’s a provocative vision for Christians which derives its name from a 6th-century monk who left the crumbling Roman Empire to form a separate community of prayer.

The arrival of the pair at Calvary Baptist Church in Washington is not a first for American churches, but experts say it’s rare in Baptist life. Conservative Christians have criticized the church’s decision, while progressives have cheered it.

Calvin College is no fundamentalist Christian school.