For those interested in how religious values influence political elections, this campaign season has been one for the record books. Source: Post and Courier
Where’s the religion in the presidential campaign?
Commentary: How Donald Trump divided and conquered the religious right
It’s time for me to sit down for a nice meal of crow. A year ago, I wrote a commentary here at Religion News Service that tried to explain why Donald Trump had gathered some support in the Republican primary from “values voters” and “conservative Christians.” “The one aspect that draws people to Trump is […]
I Overlooked the Rural Poor—Then Trump Came Along | Christianity Today
This election has urban evangelicals paying more attention to the plight of small-town America. Source: I Overlooked the Rural Poor—Then Trump Came Along | Christianity Today
Hillary Clinton’s Religion Contradicts Her Abortion Stance
In a profile of Hillary Clinton’s religious life, America Magazine, a “national weekly Catholic magazine,” says Mrs. Clinton is a “lifelong Methodist who has learned to keep her personal beliefs hidden.” Unfortunately for Methodists and Mrs. Clinton alike, her state religious beliefs also contradict her abortion agenda. Source: Hillary Clinton’s Religion Contradicts Her Abortion Stance
Are Young Evangelicals More Liberal Than Their Parents?
The young, restless, and… liberal? Are younger evangelicals really more left-leaning than their parents? The easy answer is, “Of course they are! Look at how many of them are voting for pot legalization and driving those tiny cars!” But not so fast—the swerve into liberalism may not be as drastic as we think, according to […]
Abortion as a Positive Good: How the Abortion Movement Echoes Radical Slavery Rhetoric
Like John C. Calhoun, who famously embraced slavery as a “positive good,” the abortion movement of 2016 has shifted from seeing abortion as a “necessary evil” to celebrating it as good for women and society. In February 1837, South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun changed the tone of the cultural, religious, political, and social war […]
The Moral Case For Trump?
In recent weeks, as the reality of Donald Trump’s nomination has continued to settle, op-eds have begun to circulate on social media claiming to make a “moral” case for his candidacy. These are addressed to an evangelical readership, and built to appeal to traditional evangelical beliefs. But they do not make for compelling reading. Rather, […]
Goodbye, God Gap: Trump and Clinton Have Churchgoers Unusually Split
Donald Trump seems to be breaking yet another political tradition this election: the “God gap.” In previous US elections, polls consistently showed that a person’s level of religiosity—how important their faith is to them and how often they attend church—was one of the biggest predictors in how they would vote. The more religious an American […]
A Call for Partisan Consistency
Bipartisanship in our country may be at a low point, but bipartisan moral inconsistency seems to be more prevalent than ever. Republicans and Democrats alike appear to follow Lewis Carroll’s Red Queen in believing six impossible things before breakfast. They laud their own party’s candidates and officeholders while castigating those of the other party by […]