politics
Comment about Jews by Roy Moore’s wife sparks new ridicule
By Jerome Socolovsky — December 12, 2017
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) — Speaking at a campaign rally, Kayla Moore declared that 'one of our attorneys is a Jew.' People immediately reacted online, some expressing anger but many others making jokes.
Jones wins in stunning Alabama upset
By Jerome Socolovsky — December 12, 2017
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — At the center of the special election was fiery Christian conservative Roy Moore — 'Judge Moore' to his supporters.
Evangelical Alabamans: Don’t vote for Moore, even if his Christian presuppositions are correct
By Kent Van Til — December 8, 2017
(RNS) — My uncle, Cornelius van Til, the originator of presuppositional apologetics, would not have endorsed extending them to a voting mandate, writes Kent Van Til. (COMMENTARY)
House Republicans’ proposed tax reform will lead to church regulation
By Andrew L. Seidel — November 28, 2017
(RNS) — Permitting tax-exempt churches to engage in partisan politicking would throw untold millions — even billions is no exaggeration — of dark money into U.S. elections.
Why evangelicals might vote for Roy Moore anyway
By Yonat Shimron — November 20, 2017
(RNS) — Conservative Christians have developed a particular intellectual strategy for engaging with others called “presuppositionalism.”
Amid calls to step down, Moore finds refuge with his base
By Kim Chandler — November 15, 2017
JACKSON, Ala. (AP) — Taking the pulpit at a Baptist revival at a south Alabama church, Republican Roy Moore quoted lengthy Bible passages and made only passing reference to the allegations against him of sexual misconduct with teenagers.
Did early Christians believe that Mary was a teenager? It’s complicated
By Christopher A. Frilingos — November 14, 2017
(The Conversation) — There are many little-known details in early Christian storytelling about the relationship between Mary and Joseph. Listen up, Jim Zeigler.
Catholic cardinal condemns ‘forces of division’ and fear
By Rachel Zoll — November 13, 2017
(AP) — 'The forces of division prey on our fear of the unfamiliar, the different. But fear is not of God,' said Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, in an address to the bishops' fall meeting in Baltimore.
Allegations against Roy Moore roil US evangelical ranks
By Jerome Socolovsky — November 12, 2017
(AP) — For many evangelicals, fiery Alabama politician and judge Roy Moore has been a longtime hero. Others have sometimes cringed at his heated rhetoric and bellicose style.
Conservatives defend Roy Moore — invoking Joseph, Mary and the Ten Commandments
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 10, 2017
(RNS) — And they don't expect voters will abandon a darling of the religious right, in the Alabama race for a U.S. Senate seat, for the same reason they didn't abandon Donald Trump when he was faced with allegations of sexual assault.
Polygamous group slowly loses influence in longtime hometown
By Brady McCombs — November 3, 2017
HILDALE, Utah (AP) — Elections here have long been decided behind the scenes by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a Mormon offshoot that has made its home among the rocks for more than a century and hand-picked men to run unopposed.
GOP bill allows churches to back candidates, keep tax status
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 2, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — Churches would gain the right to endorse political candidates and still retain their tax-free status under a provision in House Republicans' tax overhaul plan.
Preaching about guns? Get political!
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 5, 2017
Preachers can talk about the real world. Or, they can be irrelevant. You choose what kind of religion you want.
With bathroom bill dead, Texas pastors’ council looks to future fights
By Andy Duehren — August 23, 2017
Founded in 2003 as a group of Houston-area pastors, the Texas Pastor Council has grown into a burgeoning statewide apparatus with eyes on someday becoming a nationwide force.
Why Christians can stay hopeful in this time of political darkness
By Jonathan Merritt — August 22, 2017
(RNS) — After weeks of moral chaos, Americans have grown discouraged. Here's how Jesus-people can keep hope.
