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Trump returning to Liberty University as commencement speaker

President Donald Trump will deliver the spring commencement address at Liberty University, returning to the scene of an appearance in January 2016 that helped put him on a path to winning widespread evangelical support in last year’s election. The school…

When ‘gospel’ is no gospel at all

“We’re blessed with so much in America.” If you’ve traveled abroad, gone on a mission trip or spoken with someone who has, at some point you’ve probably said or heard that phrase. I’ve heard it, because I’ve said it as…

Robert E. Lee worshipped here

A Southern church wrestles with its Confederate history.

Supreme Court justices in the pews and on the bench — and where Neil Gorsuch fits in

The religious faith of a justice, standing alone, tells us little about how he or she will vote in church-state cases or on other controversial social issues.

Are public attitudes toward clergy changing? It’s complicated.

Few ministers need coaches or surveys to tell them what Americans think of clergy these days. They can rely on their own experiences for that. Amy Butler does. Based on interactions with strangers on flights, at parties and in other…

ERLC officers affirm Russell Moore

Officers of the Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious Liberty have affirmed the leadership of agency head Russell Moore, amid media reports that he might be fired. In an unusual statement March 20, the ERLC executive committee said Moore, under…

This man was killed for defying Hitler — and now he’s been beatified.

Italian layman Joseph Mayr-Nusser who refused to take the Hitler oath was beatified March 18 in his home town of Bolsano.

The Muslim ban and American history

Donald Trump’s revised executive order to bar entry to the United States from six Muslim-majority countries is the latest salvo in America’s epic culture wars over race and American identity.

When the Irish were the immigrants Americans detested

“Our people know about coffin ships — boats that sink to the bottom of the sea with everyone on board.” Close your eyes and imagine the voice who said those words. Who do you a picture? An African American describing…

Can these conservative news stites capture Millennials’ hearts and minds?

The right wing has long funded thought leadership related to its own political goals. Now, the think tank world is bleeding into influencing the millennial masses, packaged with entertaining 140-character tweets and curiosity-gap headlines.

What is Neil Gorsuch’s religion? It’s complicated

He studied with an eminent Catholic philosopher but attends a progressive Episcopal parish. He has defended the religious rights not only of Christian corporations but also of Muslims and Native Americans.

Rubio says US shouldn’t be held accountable by international court

Demands mount as Trump’s ICE agents kill two more people

The real American religion: A July 4 postmortem

9 months later, schools are paying for firing teachers over Kirk posts