US election: How Trump’s Republican National Convention speech wove faith into the ‘great American story’
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER and JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, take a look at President Donald Trump’s speech on the last night of this week’s Republican National Convention…
His Republican National Convention prayer was neutral, but Franklin Graham says the choice for president is not
RNS Franklin Graham offered a short and straight-forward Protestant prayer for the country on the last night of the Republican National Convention. But in an interview with RNS on Friday, he made no bones about who he hopes the country will elect come November. Evangelical leader Franklin Graham tapes his prayer for the fourth day […]
More than 300 faith leaders call on Trump, Republican delegates to change immigration policies
Washington, DC RNS More than 300 faith leaders have signed a letter addressed to delegates to the Republican National Convention and President Donald Trump demanding the commander in chief end immigration policies they argue are “inhumane”. “Our sacred texts challenge us, first and foremost, to love our neighbor, and welcome the sojourner among us,” the letter reads. […]
US evangelical ‘Never Trumpers’ appear at alternative convention
RNS While millions of Americans watch as the Republican National Convention nominates President Donald Trump for a second term, a smaller group of Republicans, former Republicans and independents is tuning in to a counter convention – one they hope might put the United States on what they consider a more principled path. Among them: a […]
US election: As Republicans kick off convention, will Trump be able to keep conservative Christian votes?
JACK JENKINS reports for Religion News Service as this week’s Republican National Convention kicks off…
Republican National Convention to include several conservative Christian speakers
RNS The son of the late evangelist Billy Graham, the head of an anti-abortion ministry, and the cofounder of Liberty University’s Falkirk Center are among the conservative Christian leaders scheduled to speak this week at the Republican National Convention. Several of the political figures scheduled to speak are also known for their faith, including Secretary of Housing […]