The Interview: Sean Rowe wants to realign the Episcopal Church
The Presiding Bishop was elected on a mandate to reorganise the denomination’s aging structure and adapt to modern times. It’s something he knows a bit about. YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports…
New US survey points to correlation between Christian nationalism and authoritarian views
United States RNS Americans who hold Christian nationalist views are also likely to express support for forms of authoritarianism, according to a new report, pointing to a possible link between those who advocate for a Christian nation and people who agree with statements such as the need to “smash the perversions eating away at our […]
Essay: It’s time for Christians on all sides to talk – even debate – about what divides us
As the US election draws closer, Rev JIM WALLIS, director of Georgetown University’s Center on Faith and Justice, says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that we need a conversation about how faith will factor…
Sight-Seeing: Whose Christianity do Christian nationalists want?
In an article first published by Religion News Service, MARCI A HAMILTON says it was the diversity of Christianity, as much as other faiths, that inspired the founders’ concern for religious liberty…
The Interview: Former Trump official Elizabeth Neumann wants to combat Christian extremism
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, talks to extremism expert Elizabeth Neumann about her latest book – ‘Kingdom of Rage: The Rise of Christian Extremism and the Path Back to Peace’…
At Yale, Christian pastors sign a declaration opposing religious nationalism
United States RNS A group of Christian pastors, theologians and scholars has signed a declaration committing the signers to preaching on “moral issues “ ahead of the 2024 election and opposing what the group calls “religious nationalism”. The document defines religious nationalism as a political movement that it says is exploiting “traditional values” to undermine […]
US: The strange world of Catholic “integralism” – and Christian nationalism
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on Catholic support for Christian nationalism and related ideas in the US…
Most Americans say religion’s influence is waning, and half think that’s bad – poll
United States RNS As the US continues to debate the fusion of faith and politics, a sweeping new survey reports that most American adults have a positive view of religion’s role in public life but believe its influence is waning. The development appears to unsettle at least half of the country, with growing concern among […]
New survey finds pockets of support for Christian nationalism across US
United States RNS A new report released on Wednesday found that roughly three in 10 Americans express some sympathy for Christian nationalism, with its greatest popularity concentrated in the south-east and upper mid-west. The findings appear in a study from the Public Religion Research Institute, which probed public support for Christian nationalism as part of […]
Trump tells religious broadcasters he’ll defend Christianity against perceived threats from the left
Nashville, Tennessee, US AP Former President Donald Trump promised to use a second term in the White House to defend Christian values and even suggested he’d shield the faith’s central iconography, warning a convention of religious broadcasters on Thursday night that the left wants “to tear down crosses.” “Remember, every communist regime throughout history has tried to […]