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South Carolina Senator Tim Scott recently became the latest Republican candidate to throw his hat in for a presidential bid, announcing his run for the White House. In an address at Scott’s alma mater, Charleston Southern University, Scott emphasized his faith in America and God. He said, “Today, I think back to my grandfather—a man…

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As candidates campaign across California ahead of the recall election on September 14th, faith communities have become a hub for reaching potential voters. Religion has played a major role on the campaign trail in recent weeks as concerns have grown over California’s COVID-19 restrictions, which greatly limited in-person worship. When looking at all the candidates,…

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New data says that women are more religious than men but religion experts and women say their relationship to faith is more complicated than the numbers reveal. Rachel Harkins Ullmann was working at a faith-based organization in Baltimore, Maryland, when she became pregnant with her first child. When she told her boss the good news,…

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President Joe Biden addressed the “political extremism” that inspired the U.S. Capitol riot and called for collective strength during these turbulent times in his remarks during the National Prayer Breakfast, the Associated Press reports. Biden said that faith is the prescription for the “dark, dark times” our nation is suffering through during the coronavirus pandemic…

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