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Doug Wilson demonstrates growing national influence

Critics say Christ Church’s renown has less to do with God than with Pastor Doug Wilson’s dedication to Christian nationalism and his ties to like-minded officials in the Trump administration and among its allies.

12/12/2025 - By Tracy Simmons / FāVS News

Speaker Johnson defends ICE agents against clergy

House Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed religious freedom concerns about clergy protesting mass deportations being shot with pepper rounds and pepper bullets by Department of Homeland Security agents, saying the agents have conducted themselves in a “measured” manner.

10/30/2025 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

New York man fired for insisting on Billy Graham Rule

For years, a Southern Baptist layman abided by the Billy Graham Rule—vowing never to be alone with a woman who was not his wife. Now he’s suing his former employer, alleging the company failed to accommodate his religious beliefs and then fired him because of those beliefs.

10/29/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Hispanic Trump adviser acknowledges widespread fear

Samuel Rodriguez, a Hispanic evangelical adviser to President Donald Trump, is urging government leaders to recognize the “innocent people” who are being swept up in detention quotas.

10/21/2025 - By Aleja Hertzler-McCain / Religion News Service

Judge bars ICE from some acts against protestors

A federal judge in Illinois has issued a temporary restraining order that bars government agents from using some forceful tactics against faith-based demonstrators who have been protesting outside a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.

10/13/2025 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

Faith-based protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom

Dramatic and violent scenes that unfolded in recent weeks near an ICE detention facility in Broadview, Ill., as protesters—including some ministers—have called on ICE agents to repent.

10/08/2025 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

Deportation flight to Iran included Christians at risk

The deportation of more than a hundred Iranians held in ICE custody on a flight that touched down in Tehran on Sept. 29 includes Christians and other religious minorities who may face harsh penalties for their religious beliefs upon return to the Islamic Republic.

10/07/2025 - By David I. Klein / Religion News Service

Abortion opponents denounce drug entering market

Pro-life advocates protested the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s approval of another generic abortion drug.

10/06/2025 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

Charlie Kirk leaves behind a vast and influential network

In the wake of his killing, Charlie Kirk leaves behind a vast faith-rooted network of politically active religious leaders that may continue to influence politics for years to come.

09/15/2025 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

Kirk impacted generation of young Christian conservatives

Launched in 2012 when Charlie Kirk was just 18, Turning Point USA began as a way of educating students about fiscal responsibility and capitalism, but grew into a conservative powerhouse with more than 800 chapters on college and high school campuses.

09/12/2025 - By Kathryn Post / Religion News Service

White evangelicals say election results in God’s plan

Seven out of 10 white evangelical Americans believe God played a role in putting Donald Trump back in the White House after the 2024 election—and that the same number said God’s plan was also for Joe Biden to be president four years earlier.

09/12/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Charlie Kirk killed in shooting at Utah campus event

Charlie Kirk, an evangelical Christian activist and social media personality who rallied young Americans to Donald Trump’s MAGA cause, died Sept. 10 after being shot while addressing a crowd at an Utah university.

09/11/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service