Kimberly Winston

• Saint’s Statue Defaced amid Confederate Monuments Debate
  As the battle over Confederate monuments suggest, one person’s saint is another person’s sinner.
  Tuesday, August 22, 2017
• Defense Department Expands its List of Recognized Religions
  The Department of Defense announced a near doubling of its list of recognized religions. It will now formally recognize humanism and other minority faiths among members of the armed forces.
  Monday, April 24, 2017
• Sanctuary for the Undocumented Comes with Legal Consequences
  The question of whether faith communities can legally offer the undocumented physical sanctuary — sheltering them in churches, synagogues and mosques to keep them from immigration authorities — is...
  Monday, March 20, 2017
• Trump Travel Ban Orders a Report on Honor Killings
  As part of its goal to protect “the nation from foreign terrorist entry,” President Trump’s new executive order calls for a report on the number of honor killings carried out in the U.S. by...
  Wednesday, March 8, 2017
• Trump Vows to Let Churches Engage in Politics
  President Trump vowed in his first National Prayer Breakfast as chief executive to make good on a campaign promise to repeal the law that restricts political speech from the pulpit.
  Friday, February 3, 2017
• 5 Faith Facts on Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch
  President Trump nominated the conservative-leaning judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Antonin Scalia. Here are five important facts about his life, beliefs, and...
  Wednesday, February 1, 2017
• What is Epiphany?
  You thought the holidays were over. Technically, no — not until Jan. 6, when Christians all over the world celebrate Epiphany.
  Friday, January 6, 2017
• Popular Christian Author Eric Metaxas Stands by Donald Trump
  In the wake of repeated criticisms of his stance, Metaxas promised to clarify his position on Trump, and he did so forcefully, saying “God will not hold us guiltless” if Hillary Clinton is elected.
  Thursday, October 13, 2016
• The ‘Olympic Spirit’ Thrives Despite Bad Behavior in Rio’s Summer Games
  This year’s games in Rio de Janeiro have been marred by some pretty bad behavior — gold medalist Ryan Lochte acknowleged “over-exaggerating” an account that he and three other Team USA swimmers...
  Tuesday, August 23, 2016
• Randall and Vashti Cunningham: God and Games are the Family Business
  That’s a lot of father-daughter time in any family, but in this one, it’s part of the family business — producing elite athletes who are also deeply committed Christians.
  Tuesday, August 16, 2016
• Will Sprinters Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay be Redeemed at the Olympics?
  The Rio Olympics offer a chance at redemption for two Christian athletes, Tyson Gay and Justin Gatlin.
  Tuesday, August 16, 2016
• Faith at the Olympics: Does it Give an Athlete an Edge?
  Boudia’s and Johnson’s remarks raise a question: Does religious faith give an athlete any sort of edge?
  Tuesday, August 16, 2016
• Steele Johnson and David Boudia Have Faith in Their Diving
  “Whatever happens at the end of this Olympic Games is completely out of my control,” Boudia said in 2012. “God is totally sovereign over everything.”
  Tuesday, August 9, 2016
• God and the Games: What Role Does Religion Play in the Olympics?
  The XXXI Olympic Games, the 16-day athletic love-fest kicking off to a samba beat in Rio de Janeiro on Friday (Aug. 5), are a secular endeavor featuring more fanfare than faith, more spectacle than...
  Monday, August 8, 2016
• Olympic Gymnast Simone Biles Brings Prayer to Rio
  Biles, a first-time Olympian, is a Catholic. She has said she routinely lights a candle to St. Sebastian, the patron saint of athletes and of Rio, before each meet.
  Monday, August 8, 2016
• Evangelical Archer Mackenzie Brown Takes Aim at First Olympics
  Mackenzie Brown may be the only woman on Team USA’s archery squad, but she is just one of the guys in another way: Like her coach and many of her fellow bowmen, Brown, 21, is an evangelical...
  Monday, August 8, 2016
• 5 Faith Facts about Prince, Musician Dead at 57
  Rock ‘n’ roll, pop, soul, R&B icon Prince has died at age 57.
  Friday, April 22, 2016
• Dying Christopher Hitchens Considered Christianity, New Book Claims
  Before his death at 62, Christopher Hitchens, the uber-atheist and best-selling author of “God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything,” considered becoming a Christian.
  Thursday, April 21, 2016