House candidate who started Pastors for Trump drops out of race after text messaging scandal

Jackson Lahmeyer has dropped out of the House race in Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District — one day after advancing to a runoff in the Republican primary — amid a text-messaging scandal. “After prayerful consideration with my wife, Kendra, and my team over the last twenty four hours, I’ve made the difficult decision to suspend my campaign … Read more

Southern Baptists vote to advance a formal ban on churches with women pastors

ORLANDO, Fla. — Thousands of Southern Baptists overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to advance a formal ban on women pastors in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, sending a clear message that men alone should preach to these conservative evangelical congregations. The amendment would tighten existing restrictions in the Southern Baptist Convention, which already has a faith statement … Read more

Talarico torched after pastor’s ‘disgusting’ Trump shooting remark as Cornyn says ‘Texans should be outraged’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, called on Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico to “condemn” his pastor’s Sunday sermon, claiming that Talarico’s pastor “made light” of the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner this past Saturday. Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian, has centered … Read more

DHS preps deportation of alleged MS-13 gang member wanted for pastor’s murder in El Salvador

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has started the deportation process for an alleged MS-13 gang member from El Salvador who had been released into the United States a decade ago and was considered a “non-criminal” alien despite being wanted for a pastor’s murder … Read more

In Black pastor’s arrest, Alabama Supreme Court rules police can demand to see identification

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Ruling in the case of a Black pastor who was arrested while watering his neighbor’s flowers, the Alabama Supreme Court said police can demand to see identification during a stop if they are dissatisfied with a person’s verbal answers. Justices issued the 6-3 decision last week after a federal judge presiding over … Read more

2 Ohio pastors emerge as faithful allies for Haitian migrants during Trump’s crackdown

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — One grew up in rural Haiti amid the poverty and violence of his beautiful but troubled Caribbean nation. The other grew up in Michigan as a self-described “blue-collar farm kid” from Middle America. Both became pastors in Springfield, Ohio. Both share a goal inspired by their faith: supporting the city’s Haitian migrants … Read more