Nicole Shanahan, the billionaire and former vice presidential running mate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has dabbled in everything from Eastern mysticism to yoga and has even practiced Judaism for more than a decade. But after facing a "heart-wrenching" personal loss and intense "spiritual warfare" on the campaign trail, she says the only place she found refuge was in the arms of Jesus.    

Donald Trump and his MAGA movement frequently claim to act under the guidance and protection of the Christian version of God Almighty, just as they claim their predecessors and opponents are hostile to the divine will and determined to close churches and persecute believers. Yet one of the hallmarks of Trump 2.0 so far has been a willingness to divide Christians by unconditional demands for obedience to the Boss in Washington rather than the one in Heaven.

Despite the incessant tracking of evangelical Christian, Latino Catholic, Muslim and other religious groups through the recently ended election season, a study released by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research shows that most congregations are politically inactive, with nearly half actively avoiding discussing politics at their gatherings.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with a group of evangelical Christian leaders in the nation's capital on Tuesday.

At the meeting he expressed his gratitude for their steadfast friendship in the face of global antisemitism and the painful aftermath of the October 7th terrorist atrocities.

For the first time in history, a former (and possibly future) president of the United States is now a convicted felon. A jury found that Donald Trump falsified business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star, with whom he had an affair, in order to keep the story from hurting his 2016 presidential campaign. If only President Trump could have seen the reaction from many white evangelicals to his sexual crimes and misdemeanors, he could have saved some money.

Former President Donald Trump appears to be losing support among white evangelicals to President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential race.

On March 3, a poll from Fox News found Biden gaining support among white evangelical voters compared to previous polls. The most recent poll, which surveyed voters from February 25 to 28, found 28 percent of white evangelical voters saying they'd vote for Biden if the election were held today.

American evangelicals have complex perspectives on immigration and want a nuanced political response, but most want Congress to act soon.

A Lifeway Research study sponsored by the Evangelical Immigration Table found evangelicals are increasingly concerned about the number of recent immigrants to the US but still believe Christians have a responsibility to care for those who are in the country illegally. While most want to secure the border to prevent additional illegal immigration, evangelicals also advocate for a path to citizenship for those already in the country.

With 28 percent of Americans saying they don’t belong to a religious tradition, the “nones” now outnumber any single faith group in the US, according to a Pew Research Center study released last month.

Their retreat from church, Pew polling shows, is fueled not only by secular disbelief but also by negative perceptions of Christian institutions and leaders. To evangelical Protestants—currently 24 percent of the country—the trend might seem like a defeat. Or like a massive opportunity.