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  Forum seeks common ground on immigration

  An Oklahoma Republican and a Colorado Democrat emphasized the need to build on shared values and common ground as lawmakers wrestle with complex immigration issues.

  11/16/2018 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

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  White House expands exemptions for religious objections

  The White House issued new rules officials say will “provide conscience protections for Americans who have a religious or moral objection to health insurance that covers contraception methods.”

  11/12/2018 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Race divides Christians’ views about Trump presidency

  A new survey shows a sharp racial and religious divide over whether President Trump’s actions encourage white supremacist organizations.

  11/01/2018 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Immigrant detainees access to clergy may be infrequent

  For many of the undocumented immigrants locked up on any given day in ICE detention centers nationally, access to religious material, and opportunities to engage in religious worship can be infrequent, inconsistent and in some cases absent altogether.

  10/30/2018 - By Tom Verde / Religion News Service

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  Legal battle continues over religious leader housing tax break

  A federal court heard oral arguments on whether a longstanding housing tax break for clergy called a “parsonage allowance exclusion” is constitutional, setting the stage for a clash over competing claims of religious privilege and religious discrimination.

  10/30/2018 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  Advocate Charles Haynes: Religious freedom ‘being tested’

  Charles Haynes, a First Amendment scholar, has spent more than two decades helping schools walk the line between religion and state and advocating for the rights of people of a range of faiths and no faith.

  10/22/2018 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Half of Protestant pastors approve of Trump’s job performance

  Half of America’s Protestant pastors say they approve of the job President Donald Trump has done in the White House, but many are unsure.

  10/15/2018 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

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  Black clergy plan to forge own path in divided nation

  Representatives of the Progressive National Baptist Convention and the National Baptist Convention USA declared they would stand apart from white liberals and conservatives alike while seeking to address a politically divided nation.

  10/10/2018 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Trump White House faith outreach a picture of selective access

  Although the two previous presidents made concerted efforts to connect with a wide array of faith groups, the Trump administration seemingly is taking a different approach—giving certain faith groups selective access to the White House.

  10/09/2018 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Murderous nation needs ‘grace and mercy’ from church

  Murderous rampages have become so common, crime trackers disagree over proper terminology to describe the carnage. In the midst of increasing violence, churches face the challenge of continuing to show God’s love, grace and mercy in the midst of Satan’s prolific work, pastors affected by such violence said.

  10/02/2018 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Metaxas and Fea offer competing views on ‘Christian America’

  Author Eric Metaxas and historian John Fea offer significantly different views on how the Founding Fathers viewed the proper role of religion.

  10/02/2018 - By Emily McFarlan Miller / Religion News Service

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  Americans United: Evangelicals’ White House meetings illegal

  A church-state watchdog group is demanding a halt to meetings between the Trump administration and an informal group of evangelical advisers who have proved to be among the president’s staunchest supporters.

  09/04/2018 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service