Author: Jerome Socolovsky
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Trump at prayer breakfast says US ‘strengthened by the power of prayer’
President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 8, 2018, in Washington. RNS photo by Jerome Socolovsky President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 8, 2018, in Washington. RNS photo by Jerome Socolovsky
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RNS Best of 2017: All the president’s clergy: A close look at Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ ties with evangelicals
Jared Kushner, middle left, senior adviser to the president, stops by a White House listening session with pastor Paula White, middle right, and other evangelical leaders, hosted by the Office of Public Liaison on July 27, 2017. Others present include Johnnie Moore, Jennifer Korn, Ronnie Floyd, Mac Brunson, Jack Graham, Greg Laurie and Skip Heitzig.…
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2017: In a less religious America, conservative Christians got the president’s ear, a museum and a day in court
President Trump’s born-again-like embrace of evangelical politics was the biggest religion story of the year, but a shooting at a Texas church, a wedding cake that a Christian baker refused to make and the status of Jerusalem also grabbed headlines. And lest we forget, so did a 500-year-old schism, and a museum dedicated to a…
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2017: In a less religious America, conservative Christians got the president’s ear, a museum and a day in court
(RNS) — President Trump’s born-again-like embrace of evangelical politics was the biggest religion story of the year, but a shooting at a Texas church, a wedding cake that a Christian baker refused to make and the status of Jerusalem also grabbed headlines. And lest we forget, so did a 500-year-old schism, and a museum dedicated…
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All the president’s clergymen: A close look at Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ ties with evangelicals
Jared Kushner, middle left, senior adviser to the president, stops by a White House listening session with pastor Paula White, middle right, and other evangelical leaders, hosted by the Office of Public Liaison on July 27, 2017. Others present include Johnnie Moore, Jennifer Korn, Ronnie Floyd, Mac Brunson, Jack Graham, Greg Laurie and Skip Heitzig.…
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Strong religious reaction to Trump climate accord decision
People protest against President Trump pulling out of the Paris Accord climate agreement on June 1, 2017, at the White House in Washington, D.C. RNS photo by Jerome Socolovsky People protest against President Trump pulling out of the Paris Accord climate agreement on June 1, 2017, at the White House in Washington, D.C. RNS photo…
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Trump vows to let churches engage in politics
U.S. President Donald Trump is seen on a screen as he delivers remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 2, 2017. Photo courtesy of Retuers/Carlos Barria © Carlos Barria / Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump is seen on a screen as he delivers remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington,…
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Trump sworn in amid protests and a large assortment of clergy
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, takes the oath of office from U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, right, with his wife Melania, and children Barron, Donald, Ivanka and Tiffany at his side during inauguration ceremonies at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2017. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Carlos Barria © Carlos Barria /…
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A depressing year of religion news
University of the Philippines students display glasses with lit candles and a placard as a tribute to those killed in the Pulse nightclub mass shooting in Orlando, during a protest at the school campus in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines on June 14, 2016. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Erik De Castro © Erik de Castro /…
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Are evangelicals expecting too much from a Trump presidency?
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence embrace at their election night rally in Manhattan, New York, on November 9, 2016. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Mike Segar © Mike Segar / Reuters