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…
Jimmy the Baptist: Carter redefined ‘evangelical’, from campaigns to race and women’s rights

BILL BARROW, of Associated Press, reports on how the faith of former US President Jimmy Carter, who died this week at the age of 100, shaped his life…
Essay: When Carter ran for president, advisers worried Christian faith would be a liability

DANIEL K WILLIAMS, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says Carter’s encounters with social justice-minded Georgia Christians convinced him that following Jesus led to interracial alliances and poverty relief, not conservative evangelical politics…
Trump cabinet: Top level nominees represent an unusual slice of American religious life

JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports that Trump’s cabinet selection includes everyone from pastors to Catholic converts to one nominee who credits their spiritual rebirth to a book by a Swiss psychiatrist…
Most US congregations avoid discussing politics, new study shows

United States RNS Despite the incessant tracking of evangelical Christian, Latino Catholic, Muslim and other religious groups through the recently ended election season, a study released on Election Day by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research showed that most congregations are politically inactive, with nearly half actively avoiding discussing politics at their gatherings. The Hartford […]
After the election: In Tennessee’s evangelical heartland, pastors say Trump’s win won’t solve America’s woes

For some Tennessee pastors, US evangelical support was mostly about the economy – and they hope Trump will lead to lower gas and food prices, but not a revival of Christian power. BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports…
Back in office: What evangelicals say they want from a second Trump term

“Our people were elated, for the most part, over the election results,” said Robert Jeffress, a Southern Baptist pastor. JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports…
Essay: How Trump’s victory could accelerate women’s departure from evangelicalism

KATELYN BEATY says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, evangelical Christian pastors looking to mimic Trump’s appeals to young men will only drive the gender gap in the church further apart…
Essay: Five takeaways from the 2024 election

US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE points out, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that Harris did worse with women, Hispanics and young people than did the Democratic candidates in the last two presidential elections…
US election: Latino evangelical voters torn between their faith and harsh rhetoric around immigration

DEEPA BHARATH, of Associated Press, reports on a key demographic in the US election…