Elections
Editor’s Note
On Planned Parenthood, Beware of False Prophets
“The Bible says, ‘Beware of false prophets,’” outgoing House Speaker John Boehner told Face the Nation host John Dickerson on September 27. Boehner was referring …
By Marie Griffith
Essay
Pope Francis Comes to Washington
As recently as the 1950s, it was gospel in certain liberal circles that Catholicism was, to take a leaf from Ben Carson, “inconsistent with the …
By Leslie Woodcock Tentler
Essay
Kim Davis and the Anxieties of Christian America
Once released from her short stay in her county detention center, throngs of supporters greeted Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis with an energetic celebration. Davis …
By Benjamin E. Park
Essay
Pulling Us Back In: David Barton, Ted Cruz, and the Evangelical Grassroots
Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. Like Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part III, who thought he could squirm …
By Paul Harvey
Excerpt
The King’s Chapel and the King’s Court: Richard Nixon, Billy Graham, and White House Church Services
When Richard Nixon entered the White House, he brought his good friend Billy Graham with him. A constant presence and trusted adviser, the minister became, …
By Kevin M. Kruse
Essay
The Pope and Laudato Si’: Is the Ecology Encyclical a Moral Analysis or a Political Indictment?
U.S. politicians who happen to be Catholic in the age of Pope Francis display a knack for religious privatization that would impress even the most …
By Christiana Z. Peppard
Excerpt
No Politics in Church? Not So Fast.
American Christians are increasingly aware that the church has a political image problem, and are increasingly eager to repair it. Association with the Religious Right, …
By Sam Speers and Kristopher Norris
Excerpt
The Past Imperfect of Barack Obama
Speaking at the ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches last month, President Obama posed a question that captured why many …
By Peter Manseau
Interview
America’s Broken Politics: A Conversation with Senators Joe Lieberman and John C. Danforth
Almost everyone across the liberal to conservative spectrum seems to agree that American politics is deeply damaged. It often feels as if nothing gets done …
By The Editors
The States Project
Nebraska: A Cornhusker Prays with FCA
A Cornhusker Prays with FCA.
By Paul Putz