Evangelicalism
The overwhelming majority of American adults say houses of worship should follow the same coronavirus rules as businesses, a Pew study suggests.
The evangelical Christian personality had faced pressure to resign after he posted a photo on Instagram in which his pants were unbuttoned and unzipped.
The image appears to be from a party on a yacht.
Masks were not required during the multi-day event at Warrior Creek Missionary Baptist Church, according to Pastor Daryl Ross.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Evangelical churches with ties to President Donald Trump have received at least $17.3 million in federal pandemic loans, according to The Washington Post. Evangelical voters will be a crucial voting bloc for Trump in 2020.
White evangelicals' approval of Trump has slipped slightly, but ultimately, they are sticking with their man, a Pew Research Center survey has found.
White evangelicals are less concerned about being infected and more enthusiastic about opening up, the American Enterprise Institute found.
Nearly 300 leaders are calling on Congress to give houses of worship a pass, in case congregants start claiming they've contracted the coronavirus at services.
Frustrated that Gov. Gavin Newsom hasn't offered a firm date for reopening churches, these pastors are taking matters into their own hands.
One-third of white evangelical Protestants think churches should be allowed to flout stay-at-home orders, a new PRRI survey suggests.