by Jim Heath | Apr 14, 2021 | Evangelicals, Headlines
The son of Jerry Falwell Jr. is out of his job as vice president at Liberty University nearly eight months after his father resigned as president of the Christian school amid allegations of inappropriate personal behavior and financial self-dealing. Liberty University...
by Jim Heath | Sep 26, 2020 | 2020, Evangelicals, Headlines, Trump
Donald Trump’s selection of Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court is the latest development in the GOP’s transparent scramble to tilt the nation’s highest court further to the right. Barrett, 48, will form a 6-3...
by Jim Heath | Sep 17, 2020 | 2020, Evangelicals, Headlines
The head of the Federal Election Commission chastised Catholic bishops during a pair of interviews this week, accusing church hierarchy of “hiding behind” their nonprofit status and declaring that this year’s U.S. election amounts to a “spiritual war” that threatens...
by Jim Heath | Aug 6, 2020 | Evangelicals, Headlines
Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.), a minister with ties to Liberty University, on Thursday called for the school’s president, Jerry Falwell Jr., to resign. “Jerry Falwell Jr’s ongoing behavior is appalling. As a Music Faculty Advisory Board Member and former instructor...
by Jim Heath | May 22, 2020 | 2020, Evangelicals, Headlines, Trump
A sudden shift in support for Donald Trump among religious conservatives is triggering alarm bells inside his reelection campaign, where top aides have long banked on expanding the president’s evangelical base as a key part of their strategy for victory this November....
by Jim Heath | Dec 22, 2019 | Evangelicals, Headlines, Trump
The Christianity Today editor who penned an op-ed calling for the removal of President Trump is standing by his position despite pressure from noted evangelicals. Mark Galli appeared on Face This Nation this morning, repeating his claims that Trump is morally unfit...
