Evangelicals

Analysis With the 25th Amendment, Trump Could Become a Martyr for the Christian Right

If members of Trump's cabinet invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment and remove the president from office, it may ensure Trump’s legacy among his millions of evangelical followers

Under Trump, the settler movement has had unprecedented access to the U.S. government, including the White House. Under Biden, all this is about to end

Opinion Why Israel’s Settlers Aren’t Scared of Joe Biden

A Biden administration will end the unprecedented Trump White House access given to the settler movement and their ambitions. But history teaches us that whoever is in power, the settlers keep marching on

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with American founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas Mr. John Hagee at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, August 24, 2011.

Opinion The Crusaders Are Back. Now They're Called Evangelicals

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at the joint Congress Session in Washington D.C., U.S., 2015.

Opinion Netanyahu, Are You an Israeli Leader or a Jewish Leader?

Binghamtown Baptist Church, Middlesboro KY. From documentary "'Till Kingdom Come."

Opinion Get Out the Barf Bags While Watching New Documentary ''Til Kingdom Come'

Evangelical volunteers harvesting Merlot wine grapes for the Tura Winery, in the West Bank settlement of Har Bracha, September 23, 2020.

How Evangelicals Working in Settlements Bypassed Israel's COVID-19 Entry Ban

Despite most noncitizens being refused entry due to the coronavirus, a phone call to a former lawmaker and an application glossing over a key fact allowed 70 evangelical volunteers to receive visas in August, Haaretz finds

Prominent pro-Israel Evangelical Pastor John Hagee Tests Positive for COVID-19

The 80-year-old conservative, whose organization Christians United for Israel has a millions-strong membership in the U.S., was diagnosed on Friday

Bishop of Israel Glenn Plummer and 'first lady' Pauline Plummer pictured after arriving in Israel.

Prominent Evangelical Leader Makes ‘Aliyah’ From Detroit, Becomes ‘First Bishop of Israel’

Glenn Plummer says key mission is to create bridges between Jewish Israelis and Black Americans, and to support Israel ‘in very tangible ways’

President Donald Trump walks with Judge Amy Coney Barrett to a news conference to announce Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court, at the White House. Sept. 26, 2020

Opinion Anti-Catholic Attacks on Amy Coney Barrett Are Dangerous for Jews

In this Supreme Court slugfest, are Jewish liberals doing enough to challenge the vicious, unconstitutional attacks on the faith of Christian conservatives?

The Christians United For Israel Summit in Washington, from "'Til Kingdom Come."

Israeli Filmmakers Put AIPAC and U.S. Evangelicals Under the Spotlight – and Are Alarmed at What They Find

Two new documentaries, 'Kings of Capitol Hill' and 'Til Kingdom Come,' offer a fascinating snapshot of the past, present and future of pro-Israel lobby groups in Washington

President Donald Trump stands with Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. in Lynchburg, Va., August 25, 2020.

Evangelical Leader's Endorsement of Trump in 2016 Linked to Racy Photos, Claims Michael Cohen

Cohen writes of the episode: 'In good time, I would call in this favor, not for me, but for the Boss, at a crucial moment on his journey to the presidency'

Volunteers from Hayovel work in the West Bank picking grapes and pruning, 2018

Despite COVID-19 Travel Ban, Israel Lets in 70 Evangelicals to Volunteer in Settlements

Meanwhile, most Jews are still barred from entering Israel. 'Several different people in the government' helped to obtain the visas, group's marketing director tells Haaretz, in what appears to be the first such exception for agriculture sector

The Emirati, Israeli and US flags at the Abu Dhabi airport, August 31, 2020.

Poll Shows U.S. Evangelicals Overwhelmingly Back Israel-UAE Deal Despite Nixed Annexation

Survey commissioned by evangelical news site with close ties to Trump and Netanyahu, finds only seven percent said they prefer Israeli sovereignty in West Bank to UAE deal

In this image from video, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks from Jerusalem during the second night of the Republican National Convention, August 25, 2020.

Analysis Pompeo’s Controversial Jerusalem Endorsement of Trump Hits Home With Israelis No Less Than Evangelicals

After more than a decade with Netanyahu, public opinion identifies with Christian Zionists more than American Jews and shares evangelical fears of a Democratic victory in November

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shakes hands with Jerry Falwell Jr. at a campaign rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S., January 31, 2016.

Evangelical Leader Falwell Says He's Resigned From Liberty University After Reversing Course

According to the school, Falwell initially offered to resign Monday, hours after a news outlet published an interview with a man who said that he had a yearslong sexual relationship with his wife

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at an event at the Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, August 17, 2020.

Trump Says Moved Embassy to Jerusalem 'For the Evangelicals'

President Trump says 'the evangelicals are more excited' by controversial Jerusalem embassy move 'than Jewish people'

Trump and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrive for the "Getting America's Children Safely Back to School" event in the State Room of the white House in Washington, DC, on August 12, 2020.

What Annexation? Evangelicals Celebrate Israel-UAE Agreement

While Israeli settlers accuse Netanyahu of betraying them on annexation, U.S. evangelical Christians see a glass half full

FILE: An evangelical prays during a Mass at a church

Opinion What Fuels Evangelical Christians’ Love-hate Relationship With Jews

A cyclical, volatile and dangerous form of apocalyptic Christian belief moves rapidly from philo-Semitism to hating Jews. Will this be the playbook for pro-Israel evangelicals surrounding Donald Trump?

President Donald Trump participating in a prayer before speaking at an Evangelicals for Trump Coalition Launch in Miami, Florida, January 3, 2020.

The Fight Over Holocaust Donations That’s Blowing Up Trump’s Evangelical Council

Two prominent Trump-supporting evangelicals, Mike Evans and Pastor Jentezen Franklin, are embroiled in a $3 million lawsuit over alleged funds raised to support Shoah projects in Israel

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence during a coronavirus response meeting in the Oval Office at the White House, Washington, U.S., April 29, 2020.

Televangelists, Megachurches Tied to Trump Approved for Millions in Pandemic Aid

Some say allowing religious institutions to qualify for forgivable loans from a taxpayer-funded pandemic aid bailout highlights a breakdown in the American tradition of a strict separation of church and state

Screenshot of God TV CEO Ward Simpson discussing its new Israeli channel, Shelanu TV.

Opinion How Israel Discriminates Against Evangelical Christians

When Israel shuts down a channel run by one of the world's largest Christian broadcasting networks, it appears that the country's much-touted promise of religious freedom doesn’t include evangelicals

No Resurrection for God TV: Israeli Cable Provider Won’t Try to Renew Evangelical Christian Channel

Hot cable company won’t reapply for broadcasting license from Israeli cable authority on behalf of station devoted to spreading the gospel of Jesus to Jews

Ron Cantor recording an episode of "Out of Zion" in Jerusalem for Shelanu TV.

Israel Pulls Plug on God TV, Evangelical Channel 'Spreading Gospel of Jesus' to Jews

Regulatory authorities say one of the world's largest Christian broadcasting networks failed to disclose true agenda ■ God TV says will apply for license again

CUFI founder John Hagee addresses a rally in Jerusalem, April 6, 2008.

Pro-Israel Evangelical Summit Kicks Off Amid U.S.-Israel Annexation Talks

The online Christians United for Israel conference will include speeches by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz. The group has expressed complete support for Trump's Middle East peace plan

President Donald Trump poses with Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. in front of a choir during of commencement ceremonies at the school in Lynchburg, Virginia, May 13, 2017.

Evangelical Liberty University Rattled by Its Own Racial Reckoning

University president Jerry Falwell Jr. is coming under increasing fire as several Black staff members resign, student-athletes announce transfer plans and current and former students speak out

An activist holding a Pride Flag running in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington after the court ruled that LGBTQ people can not be disciplined or fired based on their sexual orientation, June 15, 2020.

For Evangelicals, Supreme Court Ruling on LGBTQ Rights Presents a Trump-sized Dilemma

Four-fifths of white evangelicals voters backed Trump in 2016, confident he would at least keep liberals out of the top U.S. court – making last week’s historic ruling all the more alarming to them

U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deliver joint remarks on the Middle East peace plan, Washington, January 28, 2020

Opinion America, Keep Your Word. Don’t Delay Trump's Peace Plan, and Israel’s Biblical Sovereignty

John Hagee, chairman of Christians United for Israel: America's leaders should boldly stand with our greatest ally, Israel, to implement the Trump peace plan and extend sovereignty over Judea and Samaria – right now

John Hagee on 'God's Great Plan for the Jewish People', 18 Jul 2016

Opinion John Hagee Is a Muslim-hating, Antisemitic, Annexationist Extremist. He’s No Friend of Israel

Real friends of Israel should steer clear of hate preacher and CUFI head John Hagee’s blood-soaked annexation-to-Armageddon theological-territorial drama, and its invisible Palestinians

A view of the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Efraim on the hills of the Jordan Valley, on Tuesday, February 18, 2020.