Updated: Faith leaders, including Trump allies, condemn Capitol riot
Updated: 3pm (AEDT)Washington DC, USAP Religious leaders across the political spectrum, including several staunch supporters of President Donald Trump, strongly condemned the storming of the US Capitol by pro-Trump rioters. The violence “is an assault on democracy and representative government”, tweeted Ralph Reed, a longtime political conservative strategist who heads the Faith and Freedom Coalition. […]
US election: Evangelicals stick with Trump, see upside even if he loses
ELANA SCHOR and DAVID CRARY, of the Associated Press, report on how US evangelicals are responding to this week’s election…
US POLITICS: PRESIDENT LAUNCHES ‘EVANGELICALS FOR TRUMP’ IN VISIT TO MEGACHURCH LED BY A LATINO PASTOR
ALEJANDRA MOLINA, of Religion News Service, reports on support for US President Donald Trump among Latino evangelicals as a megachurch led by a Latino pastor hosts the launch of the ‘Evangelicals for Trump’ initiative…
After mass killings, Trump condemns white supremacy but faces pressure for gun control while US Christian leaders call for action
Washington, DCReuters US President Donald Trump on Monday proposed tighter monitoring of the internet, mental health reform and wider use of the death penalty in response to mass shootings over the weekend that killed 31 people in Texas and Ohio. Republican Trump, who has been criticised by Democrats as stoking racial divisions with his rhetoric, […]
In the US, evangelical leaders proclaim 2017 the ‘Year of Good News’
Two dozen prominent evangelical pastors and denominational leaders are calling Christians to make 2017 the “Year of Good News.” That appeal came in a letter organised by Harvest Crusades founder Greg Laurie and published online on Tuesday. “In a time of bad news, distracting news, divisive news, disorderly news, and, sometimes, depressing news we – as […]