Arthur Gay, NAE leader who introduced Reagan’s “evil empire” speech, dead at 86
RNS Arthur Gay, an evangelical leader who oversaw the National Association of Evangelicals when President Reagan gave his historic “evil empire” speech, has died at the age of 86. Gay was president of the association from 1982 to 1984 and held the same role at World Relief, its humanitarian arm, from 1991 to 1996. President Ronald Reagan […]
Essay: Mikhail Gorbachev – five things you need to know
In an article first published on The Conversation, JONATHAN DAVIS – associate professor in modern European history at Anglia Ruskin University, looks at five facts about the life of Mikhail Gorbachev…
The Long Read: Gorbachev ended Cold War but presided over Soviet collapse
RALPH BOULTON and GUY FAULCONBRIDGE, of Reuters, write about the life and legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev who died this week at age 91…
Popes and presidents: A look back at the history of US presidential visits to the Vatican
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, looks at the history of meetings between popes and US presidents…
Essay: Edmund Burke wouldn’t recognise evangelicals’ vaccine resistance as conservatism
In an article first published on Religion News Service, STEPHANIE A MARTIN, author of ‘Decoding the Digital Church: Evangelical Storytelling and the Election of Donald J Trump’, looks at how conservatism has changed in the US – particularly among Christians…
In Rome, Pompeo and Brownback invoke glory days of US-Vatican alliance
Vatican CityRNS US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took part in a symposium with high-ranking Vatican officials on Wednesday to celebrate diplomatic relations between the superpower and the Holy See and their joint efforts to promote religious freedom, combat human trafficking and support faith-based organisations. “When the state rules absolutely,” Pompeo repeated several times during […]
US withdraws from Soviet-era nuclear missile accord with Russia
Washington, DC/MoscowReuters The United States formally withdrew from a landmark 1987 nuclear missile pact with Russia on Friday after determining that Moscow was violating the treaty, an accusation the Kremlin has denied. Washington signaled it would pull out of the arms control treaty six months ago unless Moscow stuck to the accord. Russia called the […]
ESSAY: DISCOVERED LETTER EXPOSES ROOT OF RONALD REAGAN’S “CITY ON A HILL PATRIOTISM”
Religion News Service columnist MARK SILK writes about a recent discovery related to the faith of former US President Ronald Reagan…