USA Today: Brie Loskota on Her Late-Term Abortion Struggle
Brie Loskota published a personal OpEd on her first pregnancy with USA Today. The views expressed in the OpEd are her own: My first pregnancy happened easily as my husband was finishing …
Civic Engagement
The Nation: Loskota on Bridging the Gap between Progressive and Conservative Women
Since the 2016 election, progressive commenters have wondered why a majority of white women voters voted for Donald Trump as president. The Nation published an article about not only what motivates white …
Why–and How–Catholic Women Vote
I was not surprised when the editors of America told me that their recent survey of American Catholic women indicated that Catholic teaching didn’t influence women’s votes. Sociologists and polls often show …
Evangelicalism Is *Still* in Crisis – An Update on 2017 Trends to Watch
In our 2017 religion trends to watch, one of our snarky headlines read: “New Species of Evangelicals Discovered.” As we pointed out under the headline, the divisions in Evangelicalism have long existed. …
The Liminal Year: 5 Trends to Watch in Religion in 2018
2018 is a liminal year in America, and with transition comes uncertainty. It is the year of key midterm elections, the results of which are difficult to predict. A major investigation continues …
Religion & Politics Features AMCLI – The Influential Network of American Muslim Leaders
The American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute is “one of the country’s most influential networks of American Muslim civic leaders,” according to an article profiling the group in Religion & Politics. AMCLI, which …
USA Today: Evangelicals’ Victories and Defeats in Trump’s First Year
Conservative Christians have had unprecedented access to the White House and won many political victories under the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency, USA Today reported. At the same time, they may …
As King Encouraged, America Must Face Her Flaws
This post originally appeared in the Los Angeles Sentinel. In Dr. Martin Luther King’s posthumously published essay, “A Testament of Hope,” he wrote, “It is forcing America to face all its interrelated …
Haaretz: Young Evangelicals Less Supportive of Israel
Young evangelical Americans are increasingly diverging from their elders’ support for Israel, Haaretz reported about a new survey. Richard Flory, CRCC’s director of research and evaluation, explained in the article that the generational …
L.A. Times: Rev. Whitlock on Changing Laws about Endorsements
The Republican tax plan could lead to changes to the Johnson Amendment, which restricts faith organizations from making political endorsements. It’s a move that Rev. Mark Whitlock, executive director of the USC …