Two parallels and an outlier: Graham Platner, Roy Moore and Donald Trump

The vast majority of U.S. Catholics continue to have a favorable opinion of Pope Francis, but a new Pew Research Center survey finds signs of growing discontent among Catholics on the political right, with increasing shares of Catholic Republicans saying they think he is too liberal and naïve.

Friends have asked me when evangelicals will stop supporting Trump. My answer: when he reverts back to being pro-choice. The affairs with porn stars, the dog-whistle racism, childish tweets, the petty character of revenge. None of this matters because the politics can be reduced to simple refrain: abortion is murder. A vote for the anti-abortion candidate is thus always morally good. Even if it’s Donald Trump.

Katharine Hayhoe, a professor at Texas Tech University, has emerged in recent years as a leading voice sharing the science of climate change to skeptics — many of whom are fellow evangelical churchgoers.

The EPA administrator has become the de facto spokesperson for a fringe version of Christian environmentalism.

Less than one day after his appointment was announced, the former Arkansas governor resigned from the board of the charitable arm of the Country Music Association after criticism from multiple members of the country music industry, much of it stemming from his stance on LGBTQ issues.

More than 1,000 people protested school shootings last month with a rally and march that started in the parking lot of Raleigh’s Pullen Memorial Baptist Church. Some faith leaders say a whole lot more conversations about how the nation can prevent gun violence need to begin at the same place — church.