National Prayer Breakfast
From young evangelicals to National Prayer Breakfast: An urgent call on climate change
By Kyle Meyaard-Schaap — February 5, 2020
(RNS) — 'It is in this spirit of gratitude that we write you today, as young Christians, to implore you to engage the climate crisis with the full and faithful urgency that it requires,' the signers proclaim.
What Netflix got wrong: The Fellowship’s mission is love, not power
By A. Larry Ross — September 18, 2019
(RNS) — 'The Family' puts forward a false thesis based on anecdotal experience, from which it spins conspiracy theories about political power and international intrigue to fit a biased agenda.
God, Netflix and the Family: A conversation with Jeff Sharlet and Jesse Moss
By Bob Smietana — August 14, 2019
(RNS) — Religion News Service interviews two men behind the new Netflix documentary series about a secretive Christian group whose members have shaped U.S. politics for more than 50 years.
Trump strikes muted tone at National Prayer Breakfast, plays up evangelical interests
By Jack Jenkins — February 7, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'I will never let you down, I can say that — never,' Trump said to the attendees at the religious gathering.
In polarized Washington, a Democrat anchors bipartisan friendships in faith
By Jack Jenkins — January 29, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'I’m only on my third time through reading the Bible, start to finish, in a year,' Sen. Chris Coons said.
Why Putin is an ally for American evangelicals
By Melani McAlister — September 4, 2018
(The Conversation) — In the 21st century, evangelical conservatives aren’t promoting their agenda by smuggling Bibles behind the Iron Curtain, but by harnessing Putin’s reputation as a leader in the resurgent global Right.
Mariia Butina and the National Prayer Breakfast
By Jack Jenkins — July 18, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A new Department of Justice affidavit alleges that a Russian national tried to exploit the National Prayer Breakfast as a back channel to American politicians. Evidence suggests Russian connections to the religious event run deep.
‘Purpose over politics’ at the National Prayer Breakfast
By Jerry Pattengale — February 9, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — In its 66th year, the event was a reminder that the dream needs to be stronger than the struggle.
3 new books analyze Trump’s faith and his faithful followers
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 8, 2018
(RNS) — He may not go to church much, but that doesn't mean there isn't plenty to write about the president and religion.
Trump at prayer breakfast says US ‘strengthened by the power of prayer’
By Adelle M. Banks — February 8, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Trump also praised first responders, tireless teachers and hard-working parents in a shift from his speech to the annual event last year, in which he boasted of his reality show ratings and vowed to 'totally destroy' the Johnson Amendment.
Evangelicals join interfaith leaders in Washington to promote religious tolerance
By Jack Jenkins — February 7, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Speakers repeatedly highlighted their surprise and delight over the noticeable contingent of evangelicals, a group often associated with a negative view of Islam.
Doug Coe, behind-the-scenes leader of National Prayer Breakfast, dead at 88
By Adelle M. Banks — February 22, 2017
(RNS) Coe headed the International Foundation, a secretive Christian organization responsible for bringing politicians, diplomats and presidents since Dwight Eisenhower to Washington each year on the first Thursday in February.
The ’Splainer: What is the Free Speech Fairness Act?
By Kimberly Winston — February 6, 2017
(RNS) Legislation introduced in Congress aims to 'restore' religious liberty in the pulpit. Will it? Let us 'Splain ...
Chaplain Black gave us a new piece of our oral history
By Jerry Pattengale — February 5, 2017
(RNS) With his Darius Rucker voice, Martin Luther King Jr. prose, G.K. Chesterton depth and Billy Graham anointing, the Senate chaplain provoked our minds and prodded our emotions.
Trump’s prayer for Schwarzenegger
By Alfred P. Doblin — February 4, 2017
(USA Today) President Trump, while speaking at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday, asked America to pray for Arnold Schwarzenegger and his sagging ratings since taking over The Celebrity Apprentice. It was a joke. A bad joke.
