Check out all the state-by-state results in the presidential, congressional and gubernatorial races.
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Donald Trump's fans and critics alike have compared him to some of history's most famous rulers: Cyrus the Great, Adolf Hitler, King David and more. But a celebrity pastor named Jonathan Cahn wants his evangelical followers to think of the Republican candidate as a present-day manifestation of a far more obscure leader: the biblical king Jehu.
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(ANALYSIS) Hereās a behind-the-scenes bit of information: I donāt have any raw data at my disposal about how religious groups are intending to vote in the 2024 presidential election. However, I do have a way to back into some information about how things should shake out come Tuesday night.
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(ANALYSIS) That was the eye-catching headline for a 2019 article. Last month, the watchdog website Ministry Watch pursued its long-running concern thatās also raised in a September article by University of Notre Dame law professor Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, a tax expert.
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(ANALYSIS) Itās a good thing when academics and pundits start writing about hot-button issues linked to screen culture. Thatās how things get done in the marketplace of ideas.
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(OPINION) During the centuries, Christians have held widely different views on their relation to the political order. Some have taken the attitude that they should have nothing to do with civil government. At the opposite extreme, others have identified the church with the state. Between these positions, different groups have made various combinations.
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Fueled by donations from two conservative billionaires, the leading Republican Jewish political action committee is pouring millions of dollars into a swing-state advertising blitz supporting former President Donald Trump in the final weeks of the campaign.
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See any link here? God, guns and "deplorables." Now we have "garbage" voters.
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For Weekend Plug-in columnist Bobby Ross Jr., Nov. 5 will mark not just the presidential election but also his birthday. This is the third time this has happened in his lifetime, and it made him curious about 2024ās parallels, if any, with 1968 and 1996.
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In Europe, itās called āCamp Amerikraine,ā a cherished annual meeting for Christians in Ukraine launched two decades ago with help from Christians in America. A continent and an invasion away, a retreat some call āCamp Amerikraine in Americaā now brings together displaced Ukrainian believers in the U.S. for fellowship and solace from the trauma of war.
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Pastor Eli Abdullah Tinau lives in the charred room that remains of his home after an attack by militant Fulani Muslims, an increasingly violent group accused of killing thousands of Christians in Nigeria. But Tinau, a Fulani Christian who converted from Islam, is committed to sharing the Gospel with Fulani Muslims as a missionary and pastor of Evangelical Church Winning All in Nkiendoro, about 60 miles from Jos in the Bassa Local Government Area.
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One by one, Catholic dioceses in key presidential swing states are putting out unusual statements: Newspapers whose titles include the word Catholic that are showing up in peopleās mailboxes arenāt what they seem and arenāt connected to the church. With a classic typeface and traditional newspaper design, the mass-mailed Catholic Tribune newspapers carry signposts of legitimacy.
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The role of Jewish delis in American politics took a turn that gave some of its Jewish voters indigestion. Some Jewish Democrats said they would never again eat at Hymieās Deli, a popular spot in the Philadelphiaās suburbs for nearly 70 years, after an ad for former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was filmed there.
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The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has urged the U.S. government to intercede for the American families and Chinese orphans caught in limbo by the end of Chinaās international adoption program.
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A thought-provoking discussion of politics and faith highlights our first Norton Colloquium.
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(ANALYSIS) Behind the sensational headlines, the Sunshine State has another, far more solemn side. Not only is Florida a religious state, but according to recent rankings, it is one of the most religious states in the nation ā a fact that might surprise some. Floridaās zest for the transcendent extends beyond the Bible Belt. The Cuban-American community has had an impact on the state's religious landscape.
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(OPINION) I canāt do justice to these responses in full here, but they all go back to that same fundamental point: Abortion snuffs out a real, human life, a life with unknown potential, however tiny and still-developing it may be.
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(OPINION) Every day when I read or listen to the national news, I want to drive over to the public square and shout, āYou kids stop it! Stop it right now!ā So, before things get any further out of hand, let me offer up some thoughts on the election for all of us who are civically involved but not fanatics.
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(ANALYSIS) Earlier this month, a trial of a Dutch member of Daesh, also known as the Islamic State group, began in The Hague, Netherlands. The Dutch national, known as Hasna A., is being tried for crimes against Yazidi women, representing a pivotal moment in the global fight for justice and accountability.
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(ANALYSIS) I like studying an organization like the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Itās a self-selected collection of individuals who become members and pay dues because they feel itās a good use of their time and resources. But how much do members of a group like FFRF represent the larger nonreligious group they come from?
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