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  Evangelicals join interfaith leaders in Washington to promote religious tolerance

  When hundreds of Jewish, Muslim and Christian faith leaders from the United States and abroad descended on Washington for a recent conference on religious tolerance, participants were quick to note an unexpectedly large delegation of evangelical Christians.

  02/12/2018 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  Evangelical leaders call for DACA solution

  In light of a looming deadline for beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, World Relief brought together evangelical leaders to urge Congress to act on behalf of immigration reform.

  02/12/2018 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

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  United States ‘strengthened by the power of prayer,’ Trump tells prayer breakfast

  In his second appearance at the annual National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump steered clear of partisan politics and focused on his belief in the country’s dependence on God.

  02/12/2018 - By Ken Camp

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  Faith leaders mark 50th anniversary of Memphis sanitation workers’ deaths

  Labor action over harsh working conditions triggered by the deaths of two African-American sanitation workers prompted Martin Luther King Jr. to travel to Memphis, Tenn., where he was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

  02/05/2018 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Varied reactions greet White House immigration plan

  The White House’s immigration reform plan—which would provide a pathway to citizenship for about 1.8 million undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children—garnered a wide range of reactions after its main planks were unveiled.

  01/30/2018 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press

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  To keep churches safe, government gets involved

  Two months after the deadliest church shooting in American history, federal authorities are spearheading new efforts to help equip local faith leaders to prepare for the worst.

  01/30/2018 - By G. Jeffrey MacDonald

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  Brownback narrowly confirmed as international religious freedom ambassador

  By the narrowest margin, the U.S. Senate voted Jan. 24 to confirm Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback as ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.

  01/25/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Some navigate divide between March for Life and the Women’s March

  Kristen Day was one of relatively few women to attend both the record-breaking Women’s March last year, whose organizers voiced strong support for abortion rights, and the March for Life, an anti-abortion gathering a few days later.

  01/23/2018 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  Trump’s alleged remark discomfits some—not all—of his evangelical advisers

  At least three members of the White House’s informal board of evangelical advisers distanced themselves from President Trump’s alleged vulgar reference to certain poor non-white countries during talks about immigration reform.

  01/17/2018 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  Brownback nominated again for international religious freedom ambassador

  President Trump nominated Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback—once again—as ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom Jan. 8.

  01/16/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  FEMA policy change allows disaster aid for churches

  The Federal Emergency Management Agency changed its policies to allow damaged churches and other houses of worship to receive disaster relief aid.

  01/04/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Senate fails to vote on international religious freedom ambassador nominee

  Senators recessed before Christmas without voting on Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s nomination as ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.

  12/26/2017 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor