As Trump launches new presidential bid, will former faith advisers back him?
Washington DC, USRNS When Donald Trump launched his 2020 reelection bid in Orlando, Florida, three years ago, the event was riddled with faith-speak. Both Trump and then-Vice President Mike Pence repeatedly referenced God, arguing the Almighty had blessed America. Trump’s closest evangelical adviser, Florida pastor Paula White-Cain, opened up the event with a passionate invocation in which she insisted […]
Faith leaders offer prayers as President Trump tests positive for COVID-19
RNS As news of President Donald Trump’s positive COVID-19 test spread, prayers began flowing for his recovery and for the recovery of First Lady Melania Trump. Among the first to pray: former Vice President Joe Biden, Trump’s rival in the current presidential race. President Trump tweeted the news of his positive test shortly after midnight […]
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…
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…
Could a Hispanic evangelical swing vote be key in next year’s US election?
RNS When asked what it would take for candidates to court the Hispanic evangelical vote in 2020, Rev Gabriel Salguero, president of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition, refused to limit his answer. “We’re pro-life. We want criminal justice reform. We want educational equity. We want a healthy economy,” he told Religion News Service last week, […]
SYRIA: CHRISTIAN AID GROUPS VOW TO STAY TO HELP DESPITE SUDDEN US WITHDRAWAL
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports…
US: WHITE HOUSE HOSTS DINNER TO HONOUR EVANGELICALS “FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK THEY DO”
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER and JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, report on this week’s White House gathering of US evangelicals…
US: ALL THE PRESIDENT’S CLERGYMEN – A CLOSE LOOK AT PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ TIES WITH EVANGELICALS
In a special long-form report, ADELLE M BANKS, EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, YONAT SHIMRON and JEROME SOCOLOSKY, of Religion News Service, take an in-depth look at the ties between US President Donald Trump’s administration and evangelical Christians…