Politics

• 'Mayor Pete' Buttigieg Preaches: Why Preachers Mustn’t Be Silent on Cultural Issues In September of 2019, South Bend (IN) Mayor and presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg quoted the Bible in an attempt to speak to the question of abortion: “There [are] a lot of parts of the Bible that talk about how life begins... Dec 27, 2019

  

  'Mayor Pete' Buttigieg Preaches: Why Preachers Mustn’t Be Silent on Cultural Issues
• Impeachment Debate Suggests Shifting Religious and Political Winds As the impeachment process continues on, it appears to be signaling a shift in the religious and political winds. Dec 26, 2019

  

  Impeachment Debate Suggests Shifting Religious and Political Winds
• How the Christianity Today Op-Ed Is Dividing Christians  Christians only seem to be divided because many claiming to be “Christians” are not genuinely saved, or they have a wrong view of government. As a result, their perception of truth is skewed, hence the divide. They are... Dec 23, 2019

  

  How the Christianity Today Op-Ed Is Dividing Christians
• State Department Cites Religious Freedom Violators The State Department has issued its newest list identifying of the world’s most serious violators of religious freedom. Dec 23, 2019

  State Department Cites Religious Freedom Violators
• Trump’s Judges Have Flipped 3 Appeals Courts to Majority GOP-Appointed President Trump has nominated enough judges to federal courts that he has flipped three circuits courts from holding a Democrat-appointed majority to a Republican-appointed majority. Dec 23, 2019

  Trump’s Judges Have Flipped 3 Appeals Courts to Majority GOP-Appointed
• Omnibus Budget to Fund U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom for Three More Years In the newly passed 2020 omnibus budget, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will receive funding for three more years. Dec 20, 2019

  Omnibus Budget to Fund U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom for Three More Years
• Following Pleas from Evangelical Groups, Tennessee Governor Agrees to Participate in Federal Refugee Resettlement Program In a December 18 letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Tennessee’s Republican Gov. Bill Lee thanked the Trump Administration for a Sept. 26 executive order that would require consent from state governors before forcing... Dec 20, 2019

  Following Pleas from Evangelical Groups, Tennessee Governor Agrees to Participate in Federal Refugee Resettlement Program
• Christianity Today Argues Donald Trump Should Be Removed from Office In a recent op-ed written by evangelical magazine Christianity Today, the publication argued that Donald Trump should be removed from office. Dec 20, 2019

  Christianity Today Argues Donald Trump Should Be Removed from Office
• New Jersey Senate Tentatively Tables Vote to End Religious Exemptions for Vaccines Despite gathering to voice on a bill that would end religious exemptions to vaccine requirements, New Jersey's senate adjourned without taking a vote.  Dec 19, 2019

  New Jersey Senate Tentatively Tables Vote to End Religious Exemptions for Vaccines
• President Trump Becomes 3rd U.S. President to Be Impeached From the outset, Donald Trump's presidency has been met with controversy. The 45th President of the United States, Trump has just become the 3rd U.S. President to be officially impeached. Dec 19, 2019

  President Trump Becomes 3rd U.S. President to Be Impeached