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Religious affairs expert Bowen adjusts to the White House

Baptist minister Thomas Bowen recently was appointed a senior White House adviser charged with keeping faith leaders informed about national policy.

03/25/2024 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

Most Americans say religion’s influence is waning

As the United States continues to debate the fusion of faith and politics, a sweeping new survey reports most American adults have a positive view of religion’s role in public life but believe its influence is waning.

03/15/2024 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

Christian nationalism critic invited to State of the Union

Amanda Tyler, lead organizer of Christians Against Christian Nationalism, will attend the State of the Union address Thursday, March 7, as a guest of U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), co-founder of the Congressional Freethought Caucus.

03/05/2024 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

Biden administration finalizes rule on religious liberty protections

Nine agencies of the Biden administration have finalized a new rule that officials say will improve religious freedom by protecting the rights of beneficiaries of social services funded by the government.

03/05/2024 - By Adelle Banks / Religion News Service

Trump promises televangelists revival of Christian power

Former President Donald Trump promised religious broadcasters he would make a triumphant return to the White House next year and restore Christian preachers to power in American culture.

02/23/2024 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Peace pilgrimage sees war in Gaza as civil rights issue

When Pastor Stephen Green began planning a march from Independence Hall in Philadelphia to the White House to urge an end to the war in Gaza, he settled on what he hoped was an auspicious start date: Wednesday, Feb. 14, Frederick Douglass Day.

02/14/2024 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

How did sports betting spread in spite of faith leaders?

Some of the nation’s largest faith groups have long considered gambling a menace to society, but some faith leaders feel like they are fighting an uphill battle.

02/06/2024 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

CVS employee fired for refusing to sell birth control sues

A former CVS Health employee filed a federal lawsuit in Florida against the company after she was fired for refusing to prescribe contraceptives due to her religious beliefs.

02/05/2024 - By Fiona André / Religion News Service

Biden speaks of praying, working for peace

President Joe Biden vowed to keep working and praying for resolutions to global conflicts as he addressed the National Prayer Breakfast.

02/02/2024 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

Respect for religious diversity voiced, but hate crimes rise

More than 90 percent of surveyed American adults say they support religious pluralism, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty found in its latest Religious Freedom Index, contrary to acts of religious hatred and intolerance amid the Israel-Hamas War.

01/22/2024 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

Chicago pastors help the city grapple with flood of migrants

Chicago already was facing a homelessness crisis before Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began directing thousands of migrants entering his state to places that had declared themselves migrant-friendly sanctuary cities.

01/18/2024 - By Rebekah Barber / Religion News Service

Evangelicals ask candidates: Seek biblical immigration solutions

The Evangelical Immigration Table and World Relief issued a letter Jan. 11 to U.S. presidential candidates urging them to consider biblical principles when drafting solutions to the immigration crisis.

01/16/2024 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press