May 03 Watch 6:30 Evangelicals keep faith in Trump to advance religious agenda By PBS NewsHour Support for President Trump among Evangelicals is at an all-time high. On the National Day of Prayer, William Brangham talks with Rev. Samuel Rodriguez of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference about why he says it’s a balancing act and… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 9:49 Remembering Billy Graham, evangelical leader whose preaching felt personal to millions By PBS NewsHour Billy Graham, one of the most significant American evangelical voices and religious leaders of the past century, died Wednesday at the age of 99. Graham carried his message of peace and equality to millions around the world and on TV,… Continue watching
Jan 13 Evangelical rift intensifies over Trump’s vulgar immigration remarks By Rachel Zoll, Associated Press Donald Trump's vulgar remarks about why the U.S. should admit immigrants from Haiti and Africa have spotlighted the bitter divide among American evangelicals about his presidency. Continue reading
Sep 06 White Christians are now a minority of the U.S. population, survey says By Rachel Zoll, Associated Press The share of Americans who identify as white and Christian has dropped below 50 percent, a transformation fueled by immigration and by growing numbers of people who reject organized religion altogether, according to a new survey released Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 26 Q&A: Can teaching about religion reduce intolerance? By Vic Pasquantonio While the courts banned schools from preaching about religion decades ago, most school districts in the U.S. require students to learn about the world’s religions, a fact that most Americans don't know. Linda K. Wertheimer traveled across the country to… Continue reading
Oct 15 For Clinton, a daily dose of faith along with politics By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press At about 5 a.m. each day — maybe a little later on weekends — an email from the Rev. Bill Shillady arrives in Hillary Clinton's inbox. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 8:35 Six months in, new Episcopal church leader reflects on church challenges By PBS NewsHour Last November, the Most Reverend Michael Curry became presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, one of the oldest Christian denominations in the U.S. Curry’s ascension comes at a time of crisis and change, and the church, like most mainline Protestant… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 7:25 Driven from their homes by ISIS, Iraqi Christians face choice of flight or fight By PBS NewsHour For Christians in Iraq, driven from their ancestral lands by the Islamic State, Easter celebrations were overshadowed by the feeling that they might never see home again. Now a small band of the displaced are taking up arms in order… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch 2:15 Analyzing social media for Super Tuesday insights By PBS NewsHour Hari Sreenivasan and the NewsHour data team analyze social media for insights on today’s Super Tuesday vote, including: the topics that matter most to Facebook users (racism, discrimination, Christianity and guns), the most-searched Republican candidate on the Internet (Donald Trump),… Continue watching
Dec 03 Pope’s visit sows ‘seeds of hope’ in Central African Republic By Larisa Epatko At the tail end of a six-day trip to Africa, Pope Francis spent roughly 24 hours in the turbulent Central African Republic. His visit didn’t last long, but humanitarian organizations are hoping it has a lasting impact. Continue reading