Trump announces new US Supreme Court justice options in apparent appeal to religious base
RNS President Donald Trump made what appeared to be a targeted appeal to his conservative religious base on Wednesday afternoon, announcing a slate of potential Supreme Court candidates who he suggested would protect religious liberty, oppose abortion and keep “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. Trump’s announcement was a hypothetical one, as there are […]
US POLITICS: WHY WHITE EVANGELICALS VOTED FOR TRUMP
In a short interview first published on Religion News Service, JANA RIESS speaks to historian John Fea about his new book, ‘Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump’…
Religious broadcasters take aim at tech giants for ‘stifling’ conservative speech
RNS Senator Ted Cruz voices his support for the Internet Freedom Initiative at the National Press Club on 7th December. PICTURE: Bwerani Nettles/NRB National Religious Broadcasters, a group of Christian media outlets, has unveiled a new initiative to counter what it sees as the suppression of Christian and conservative views online. The internet freedom initiative aims […]
‘It’s time to put a stop to attacks on religion’, says US President
RNS US President Donald Trump told his political base of evangelical Christians that he would continue to restore the religious liberty many of them feel they’ve lost. “It is time to put a stop to the attacks on religion,” Mr Trump said in a speech on Thursday to the Faith and Freedom Coalition that began […]