New Book Examines How Evangelicals Entered American Politics Published on March 28, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Books Continue reading THE EVANGELICALS The Struggle to Shape America By Frances FitzGerald Illustrated. 740 pp. Simon & Schuster. $35. When Jimmy Carter […]
Meagan Good Is Praying for President Trump, Says ‘He’s Still a Child of God’ Published on January 25, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Culture Continue reading While promoting her new Lifetime film Love by the 10th Date, Meagan Good shared her thoughts on America’s newly inaugurated […]
Editors of Black Christian News Network One Release “10 Ways President Trump Can Help Black America / 10 Ways Black America Can Help President Trump” On Inauguration Day, Friday, January 20th Published on January 19, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Press Releases Continue reading Donald J. Trump is being inaugurated as President of the United States on Friday. However, many in the black community […]
How Will U.S. Policy Under Trump Affect Middle East Christians In 2017? Published on January 11, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Persecution Continue reading “Most Americans, if you ask them, are quite supportive of federal aid, and they think it’s about 20 percent of […]
Houses of Worship Poised to Serve as Immigrant Sanctuaries During Trump Presidency Published on December 28, 2016December 28, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Tucked one floor below the majestic Gothic sanctuary of Arch Street United Methodist Church, Javier Flores Garcia sleeps on a […]
Dead: The Evangelicalism of Old White Men Published on December 3, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Opinion Continue reading As the election retreats like a hurricane heading back out to sea, first responders are assessing the damage left in […]
Evangelical Christians, Religious Conservatives Have Faith Trump Will Deliver on His Promises Published on November 13, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in National Continue reading Donald J. Trump rarely goes to church, said he’s never sought forgiveness for his sins, and in his acceptance speech early […]
Jen Hatmaker Calls Trump a ‘National Disgrace’ as Evangelical Rifts In Politics Deepen Published on October 17, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading When Jen Hatmaker speaks to stadiums full of Christian women, she regales them with stories about her five children and […]
Hillary Clinton, Democrats Make a Public Shift Toward “God-Talk” Published on August 29, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in National Continue reading Four months ago, as Hillary Clinton turned her attention from the Democratic primary toward a fall race against Donald J. […]
Lecrae: America’s Next Evangelical Leader? Published on June 15, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading As his star rises among evangelicals, the Grammy-winning musician faces complex questions of race and faith.
Amid Racism Resurgence, Jimmy Carter Plans Baptist Summit to Heal Racial Divide Published on May 24, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Baptist Continue reading Former President Jimmy Carter, who has long put religion and racial reconciliation at the center of his life, is on […]
Is the Religious Right Done? Published on May 11, 2016May 12, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in National Continue reading For more than three decades, conservative white evangelicals have been a dominant force within the Republican Party, shaping presidential primary contests […]
Did G.K. Chesterton Predict Trump’s Rise? Published on March 3, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in National Continue reading What the British writer’s 1904 novel teaches us about today’s political climate.
No Rivalry Between Evangelical Heirs Jerry Falwell Jr., Franklin Graham, Despite Their Different Ways of Engaging In Politics Published on February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading One, the president of the Christian university his father founded, raised eyebrows and provoked an outcry among some evangelicals when […]
Donald Trump Divides Evangelical Voters Published on January 31, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Nearly four decades after his father founded the Moral Majority, Jerry Falwell Jr. is presiding over the biggest crisis the […]
Republican Candidates Wrestle With Islam and the Presidency Published on September 23, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Islam Continue reading Faith and politics intersected on Sunday when discussions of how Donald J. Trump handled a question about President Obama’s religion […]
Have Donald Trump-Supporting Evangelicals Lost Their Values? Published on September 20, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Opinion Continue reading In 2006, the television comedy “The Office” aired an episode in which one of the characters, Dwight Schrute, nervously faces the […]