Trump’s impeachment trial starts with two sides clashing on rules, evidence
Washington DC, USReuters US President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial began in earnest in the Senate on Tuesday, with his chief legal defender attacking the case as baseless and a top Democratic lawmaker describing overwhelming evidence of wrongdoing. Democrats have called on the Republican-controlled Senate to remove Trump from office for pressuring Ukraine to investigate former […]
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, […]
Mexico’s Catholic bishops call for a “just policy” in response to Central American migration
Mexico needs a “just migration policy” which guarantees “the free and orderly, regulated and responsible transit of people” and watches over the legitimate interests of Mexicans, according to statement from the country’s Catholic bishops sent to Agenzia Fides. The Catholic news agency reports that the statement, which was issued following an agreement between the US and […]
ESSAY: IN THE US, EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS ARE RACIALLY DIVERSE – AND HOLD DIVERSE VIEWS ON IMMIGRATION
In an article first published on The Conversation ahead of this week US midterm elections, JANELLE WONG, of the University of Maryland, explores what’s behind the growing diversity among views of US evangelicals on issues like immigration…
Pompeo: US “sparing no effort” for return of pastor detained in Turkey
Washington, DCRNS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has reiterated Trump administration promises to continue to work for the release of American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been held in Turkey for almost two years. “We are sparing no effort to return Pastor Brunson home to the United States,” Pompeo said on Friday at the annual […]
ESSAY: HOW WOULD BRETT KAVANAUGH RULE IN US SUPREME COURT RELIGION CASES?
MARK SILK, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s record on cases involving religion…
How white evangelicals are outliers among US faith groups
RNS A new poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute and The Atlantic shows that when it comes to politics, white evangelical Christians stand apart from every other religious group. The poll found that 61 per cent of evangelicals say the United States is headed in the right direction. By comparison, 64 per cent of the […]
Trump marks National Day of Prayer with new faith initiative
RNS US President Donald Trump marked his second National Day of Prayer at the White House by signing an executive order he said would protect the liberty of religious groups and give them fair access to government funds. The new White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative will foster policies that acknowledge the “vital role of […]
ESSAY: BABY JESUS WAS A ‘DREAMER’ IN EGYPT
US columnist THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says Christians in the US should be leading the charge in support of the immigrants known as ‘Dreamers’…
Trump border wall challenges America’s moral values: Catholic theologian
RNS President Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico raises serious questions about America’s moral standing as the poor would bear the brunt of the suffering, a leading Catholic theologian says. Rev Daniel G Groody, an associate professor of theology at Notre Dame University in Indiana, said the wall would lead to a loss of life […]