Lutheran refugee agency is ‘cautiously hopeful’ following blocked immigration...
CHICAGO (RNS) President Trump's executive order would have more than halved the number of refugees accepted by the United States from the current ceiling of 110,000.
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WASHINGTON (USA Today) More than 50 GOP House members want the president to fulfill a campaign promise to scale back Obama-era protections for gays and lesbians. The White House says it's complicated.
View ArticleAs a Catholic priest, I am against an executive order on religious liberty
NEW YORK (RNS) Leaked drafts of President Trump’s order suggest it will be read by many as a broad assault upon LGBT rights and a license to deny basic services to same-sex couples.
View ArticleCritics line up against expected executive order on religious liberty
(RNS) President Trump can expect serious pushback on a religious liberty executive order he is reportedly poised to sign.
View ArticleReligious liberty executive order draws mixed reviews
(RNS) The executive order signed on the National Day of Prayer draws fire from the left and mixed reviews from conservatives, many of whom say the order doesn’t go far enough.
View ArticleThe ’Splainer: What is the Johnson Amendment and why did Trump target it?
(RNS) Many religious leaders were eager to see this 1954 law weakened. Others wanted to see it preserved.
View ArticleTrump casts faith leaders as unpaid extras in his TV-show presidency
(RNS) A clownish cast of old-school religious-right figures and various other Trump disciples eagerly showed up to dutifully support the president’s executive action, completely unaware of how...
View ArticleFederal appeals court grills Trump team over ‘Muslim ban’
(USA Today) The 13 appellate judges, who include 10 nominated by Democratic presidents, seemed likely to rule against Trump.
View ArticleThe evangelical courtiers who kneel before the president’s feet
(RNS) These Court Evangelicals have sacrificed the prophetic voice of their Christian faith for a place of power and influence in the current administration.
View ArticleThe travel ban has been particularly harsh on Shiite Muslims
NEW YORK (RNS) The Trump administration's attempts to ban travel to the U.S. by Muslims has had a severe and repugnant impact on Shiite Muslims in particular.
View ArticleLutheran refugee agency is ‘cautiously hopeful’ following blocked immigration...
CHICAGO (RNS) President Trump's executive order would have more than halved the number of refugees accepted by the United States from the current ceiling of 110,000.
View ArticleRepublicans in Congress push Trump for religious liberty executive order
WASHINGTON (USA Today) More than 50 GOP House members want the president to fulfill a campaign promise to scale back Obama-era protections for gays and lesbians. The White House says it's complicated.
View ArticleAs a Catholic priest, I am against an executive order on religious liberty
NEW YORK (RNS) Leaked drafts of President Trump’s order suggest it will be read by many as a broad assault upon LGBT rights and a license to deny basic services to same-sex couples.
View ArticleCritics line up against expected executive order on religious liberty
(RNS) President Trump can expect serious pushback on a religious liberty executive order he is reportedly poised to sign.
View ArticleReligious liberty executive order draws mixed reviews
(RNS) The executive order signed on the National Day of Prayer draws fire from the left and mixed reviews from conservatives, many of whom say the order doesn’t go far enough.
View ArticleThe ’Splainer: What is the Johnson Amendment and why did Trump target it?
(RNS) Many religious leaders were eager to see this 1954 law weakened. Others wanted to see it preserved.
View ArticleTrump casts faith leaders as unpaid extras in his TV-show presidency
(RNS) A clownish cast of old-school religious-right figures and various other Trump disciples eagerly showed up to dutifully support the president’s executive action, completely unaware of how...
View ArticleFederal appeals court grills Trump team over ‘Muslim ban’
(USA Today) The 13 appellate judges, who include 10 nominated by Democratic presidents, seemed likely to rule against Trump.
View ArticleThe evangelical courtiers who kneel before the president’s feet
(RNS) These Court Evangelicals have sacrificed the prophetic voice of their Christian faith for a place of power and influence in the current administration.
View ArticleThe travel ban has been particularly harsh on Shiite Muslims
NEW YORK (RNS) The Trump administration's attempts to ban travel to the U.S. by Muslims has had a severe and repugnant impact on Shiite Muslims in particular.
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