How Two Mississippi College Students Fell in Love and Decided to Join a Terrorist Group
In three short months, Jaelyn Young and Muhammad Dakhlalla found themselves at the center of America’s debate over radicalization.
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Jon Herskovitz / Reuters How American Politics Became So Exhausting
In a new book, the writer Alan Jacobs looks at why it’s impossible for people who disagree to hold a civilized conversation.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters How 'Evil' Became a Conservative Buzzword
The left and right rely on different moral languages in the wake of tragedies like the Las Vegas shooting.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters The Department of Justice Takes a Stand Against Transgender Rights in the Workplace
A new memo rescinds an Obama-era policy on gender-identity discrimination, setting the stage for a possible Supreme Court fight.
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Getty Images The Worst Mass Shooting in Modern American History
A gunman opened fire during a country-music show at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, killing at least 58 people and injuring hundreds more.
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Brian Snyder / Reuters Most Campaign Outreach Has Zero Effect on Voters
A new paper finds that direct mail, door-to-door canvassing, and television ads almost never change people’s minds. What does this mean for American democracy?
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Jim Urquhart / Reuters When Mormons Aspired to Be a ‘White and Delightsome’ People
A historian looks at the legacy of racism in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Mike Segar / Reuters Mike Huckabee and the Rise of Christian Media Under Trump
The former Arkansas governor has a new television show on Trinity Broadcasting Network, and a powerful first guest.
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Alessandro Bianchi / Reuters A Vatican Diplomat Has Been Recalled From the U.S. Following Child-Pornography Charges
The allegations come during a turbulent period for the Roman Catholic Church on sex-abuse issues.
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Stephen Yang / Reuters Will Trump Direct FEMA to Fund Churches Hit by Hurricanes?
The president weighs in on a long-standing debate over using public money to support religious organizations.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Should a Judge's Nomination Be Derailed by Her Faith?
During a recent hearing, Democratic senators pushed an appellate-court nominee to explain how her religious beliefs would affect her legal decisions.
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Jim Urquhart / Reuters The Non-Religious States of America
New survey data indicates that religiously unaffiliated people in the U.S. are diverse—and in many places, they make up a greater share of the population than any faith group.
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Reuters Evangelicals Are Bitterly Split Over Advising Trump
Members of the president’s faith board did not step down after Charlottesville. They say they’re fulfilling their duty to advise America’s leader.
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Bethany Beams / Courtesy of Jen Hatmaker What Obligation Do White Christian Women Have to Speak Out About Politics?
Jen Hatmaker says the “days of silence are over” in polite evangelical culture.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Why the Charlottesville Marchers Were Obsessed With Jews
Anti-Semitic logic fueled the violence over the weekend, no matter what the president says.
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Jim Bourg / Reuters How Will the Church Reckon With Charlottesville?
Religious communities are grappling with the racism that enabled violent attacks against protesters—including the racism within their ranks.
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Amir Cohen / Reuters Convert Nation
More than one-third of Americans identify with a religion different than the one they grew up with.
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Bryan Woolston / Reuters The JCC Bomb-Threat Suspect Had a Client
Newly unsealed FBI documents suggest the Israeli arrested for sending the threats was selling his services for a fee.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Hillary Wants to Preach
Religion is playing a big role in Clinton’s post-election tour. What does she have to gain from sharing her faith now?
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Trump's Battle Over LGBT Discrimination Is Just Beginning
The Trump administration steps into an on-going legal battle over civil rights—and steps on another agency’s turf.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Trump’s Transgender Ban Could Force Out Thousands of Service Members
The president’s announcement reverses the Obama-era plan to phase in the open participation of these Americans.
