Israel-US relations: Why conservative American evangelicals are among Israel’s strongest supporters

TIFFANY STANLEY, of Associated Press, reports that a meeting between US evangelicals and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a reminder of the influence evangelical Christian Zionists wield as Trump begins his second term…
Conservative Christians praise Trump’s anti-abortion record but say he’s stopped short of the goal

United States AP For conservative, anti-abortion Christians, former President Donald Trump delivered in four years what no other Republican before him had been able to do: A conservative majority US Supreme Court that would go on to overturn Roe v Wade, a Holy Grail of the movement. With abortion rights now controlled by each state, rather than […]
“God gave us Trump”: Christian media evangelicals preach a messianic message

Reuters correspondent HELEN COSTER reports…
Church-state separation: Alabama Chief Justice’s Christian reasoning in IVF opinion sparks alarm for some, rejoicing for others

PETER SMITH and TIFFANY STANLEY, of Associated Press, look at responses to the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are considered children…
White House relations: Religious right eyes Biden warily after Trump’s good favour

ELANA SCHOR, of The Associated Press, reports on how some of Trump’s key backers among conservative evangelical Christians are approaching the election of Joe Biden as the next president with scepticism, but not antagonism…
Trump’s evangelical advisers back voting challenges but stop short of alleging fraud

Washington DC, US RNS President Donald Trump’s evangelical advisers are backing his challenges to the results of the 2020 election, though most stop short of joining the President’s effort to declare victory despite President-elect Joe Biden’s substantial leads in key swing states. Ralph Reed, head of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, echoed Senate Majority Leader […]
Religious freedom watchdog, facing recent controversy, awaits reauthorisation

Washington DC, US RNS The US Commission on International Religious Freedom, whose funding runs out on Saturday, could be reauthorised by week’s end if Congress passes an omnibus bill that includes a section recommending it stay in business. Since its creation in 1998, the independent agency has drawn attention to repression of religious minorities across […]
SYRIA: CHRISTIAN AID GROUPS VOW TO STAY TO HELP DESPITE SUDDEN US WITHDRAWAL

EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports…
Andrew Brunson, back in US after detention, hopes to return to Turkey one day

RNS Pastor Andrew Brunson, the American evangelical imprisoned in Turkey for almost two years, says he’d like to return to that country someday. For now, he is grateful to be on US soil. Andrew Brunson speaks during a US Commission on International Religious Freedom event in Washington. He was joined by his wife, Norine, and […]
Inspired by nuns, conservative, progressive evangelicals hop on the bus

RNS It all started with some nuns on a bus. Now, with midterm elections coming up next month, more faith-based organisations are hitting the road to energise religious voters. They include Vote Common Good, which is reaching out to progressive evangelicals, and the Family Research Council’s Values Bus, reaching out to conservative evangelicals. Attendees sign […]