James Talarico isn’t the only Democratic candidate making faith a calling card of his campaign this year. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed will face Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Aug. 4. In a fundraising letter this week,...
Many white evangelicals did not follow their leaders voicing grave concerns about Donald Trump, according to exit polls showing the president-elect winning four out of every five votes cast by a demographic long taken for granted by the GOP. The…
Conspiracy theories and anti-Catholic nativism mark the tract writer’s half-century career — and frequently mirror the alt-right.
Many evangelicals actually denounced the GOP candidate in this election cycle, and yet the evangelical voting bloc elected Donald Trump. Trump had more support from white evangelicals than John McCain in 2008 or Mitt Romney in 2012. Trump garnered five…
As a climate scientist and an evangelical Christian, Katharine Hayhoe is well placed to reach a sceptical audience — even if that means braving hate mail
As I look at the clock I notice it is a little passed three in the morning on the day after the election and I am hopeless. In the midst of deep desperation, I metaphorically turn to paper and ink…
Last Father’s Day I received a gift from my wife and children more precious than I can describe. Without my knowledge, they had repurposed some wood from my late father’s workshop and built a kneeling bench, or prie-dieu, for my…
I have the interesting assignment of writing this column the day before the presidential election that won’t be published until the day after we head to the polls. I don’t mind. Writing offers a welcome break from the hourly task…
Donald Trump’s victory at the polls on Tuesday will by no means end the political division and rancor that defined the 2016 election season. Nor will the pain, fear and bitterness between Americans magically disappear because churches around the nation…
Looking for relief from election blues? Check out this episode of the Gospel Gothic podcast, hosted by Jake Hall, pastor of Highland Hills Baptist Church in Macon, Ga., and broadcast by The Creek at 100.9 FM.
Trustees of the Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary have selected a pastor from North Carolina as the school’s next president. The Rev. Terry Henry, senior pastor of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Wilmington, N.C., for 28 years, officially takes office Jan. 1….
A lawyer who specializes in religious liberty concerns urged Oklahoma supporters on the eve of Election Day to vote against a ballot initiative ending the state’s constitutional ban on using taxpayer funds for religious purposes. Baptist Joint Committee for Religious…
Voting is often said to be the institution that makes democracies democratic. But it is often overlooked that there is a coercive aspect to all elections. After an election 50.1% get to tell 49.9% what to do.
