Both a Democratic Socialist and a Republican ministry leader who worked with James Dobson will be on Colorado’s ballot this November. But primary voters rejected candidates affiliated with Ryan Dobson and health-and-wealth preacher Andrew Wommack in last week’s state primaries….
Esther’s Army is fresh look at Christian women of the Right
Back then it was Beverly LaHaye and Phylis Schlafly. Now it’s Alex Clark and Allie Beth Stuckey. To be a female conservative Christian leader is to navigate the contradictions in making careers of saying women shouldn’t have careers but “should…
Taxpayer-funded By Dawn’s Early Light woos Trump’s evangelical base
Democratic presidents have targeted Christians and attacked religious freedom for decades, but President Donald Trump is making everything right, claims By Dawn’s Early Light, a taxpayer-funded movie starring Trump administration officials that praises the president’s Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian…
‘Every Student. Every State’ campaign promotes school tax credit
The Association of Christian Schools International is promoting a new Education Freedom Tax Credit that it lobbied for and was included in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” he signed into law last July 4. “The OBBB included a…
Focus marks US 250th with patriotic video, booth at Trump’s Fair
“Christianity overwhelmingly was the No. 1 influence in the founding of this constitutional republic,” claims Focus on the Family in its new 20-minute video, “Faith in America: 250 Years.” “America was born only because of Christian principles and Christian Scriptures,”…
Four years later, anti-abortionists battle on other fronts
It has been four years this month since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, and the number of annual abortions in the U.S. has nearly doubled. But the battle continues on other fronts, including efforts to ban the drugs…
Conservatives press FCC to crack down on kids’ LGBTQ content
A handful of evangelical and conservative groups is pressing the Federal Communications Commission to change the way programs are rated so parents can protect their children from LGBTQ content. “For years, Hollywood producers have used kids’ content to push a…
US conservatives and evangelicals work to ‘Make Britain Great Again’
As Britons digest Monday’s announcement that another English prime minister is resigning, conservatives and Christians from the U.S. were meeting in England June 23-25 to return the country to “traditional family values” by promoting right-wing politics. “The Age of Reconstruction” is…
Waco judge wins right to refuse same-sex weddings
A Texas court has awarded $640,000 to a Waco, Texas, judge who sued the state after it disciplined her for refusing to perform same-sex weddings because of her evangelical Christian faith. A district court awarded Judge Dianne Hensley $10,000 in…
Trump faces barrage of lawsuits, loses hundreds of cases
President Donald Trump says courts are “highly politicized” and judges treat him “so unfairly.” It’s true that no previous president has been the subject of so many lawsuits in the first 18 months of a term, but no previous president…
Evangelical Trump loyalists claim he enjoys ‘broad support’
President Donald Trump has earned historic negative ratings, with 61% of Americans disapproving of his performance as president, according to Fox News. But Family Research Council and other groups loyal to Trump claim his goals enjoy “broad support.” “Broad Support…
New book says Religious Left is vibrant but vulnerable
The influence of the Religious Right may overpower and obscure that of other faith groups, but a veteran religion sociologist says progressive believers promoting peace, justice and social reform have been an active and surprisingly effective force in the 21st…