In another divisive election year, here’s one demographic that personally feels the strain of the nation’s partisan tensions: white evangelicals who plan to vote for Joe Biden.
Black church turnout effort mobilizes against alleged voter suppression
For each day left before Election Day, Martinique Mix, a graphic designer in Atlanta, is developing promotional materials for the African Methodist Episcopal Church’s get-out-the-vote efforts.
Christian mission guides Baylor decisions, Livingstone insists
Whether responding to controversy, revising curriculum or coping with a pandemic, every decision at Baylor University is considered in light of the school’s Christian mission, President Linda Livingstone asserted.
Southern Baptist publishing arm, LifeWay, sues former president Thom Rainer
LifeWay Christian Resources, the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, has sued its former president and CEO, accusing him of violating a noncompete clause in his contract.
‘Humanists for Biden-Harris’ to mobilize nonreligious vote
A new group is launching an effort to court nonreligious voters for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, hoping to mobilize a fast-growing — and deeply liberal — community to benefit Democrats in November.
Lutherans ask Trump administration to admit more refugees as deadline looms
Days before the deadline for the federal government to set its annual limit on the number of refugees that can be admitted to the United States, the Trump administration has not yet proposed that number, according to Lutheran Immigration and…
Trump taxes report highlights nearly $400,000 payment from Billy Graham group
A new report from The New York Times citing Trump’s tax information alleges the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) paid nearly $400,000 to the president’s Washington hotel in 2017, raising questions about the potential conflicts of interest in making money off his…
Sex ed mandate sparks bitter Washington state ballot fight
Democrats in the Washington state Legislature thought they had passed a routine sex education requirement for public schools earlier this year. But a coalition of Republicans and religious conservatives launched a swift, historic backlash that’s led to a bitter partisan…
Ginsburg’s empathy born of Jewish history and discrimination
In the Jewish tradition, burials usually take place within 24 hours of death.