(RNS) — The head of the public policy arm of the nation's largest Protestant denomination caused a stir this election season when he said he no longer wanted to be called an "evangelical Christian."
Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, sought to distance his own faith from the one surveyed at the polls or preached by televangelists promising riches as a reward for belief in God.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sweeping to victory in four key primary contests, Hillary Clinton has solidified her hold on the Democratic nomination, allowing her to begin the work of unifying her party against GOP front-runner Donald Trump.
The process won't be pretty: Rival Bernie Sanders has tapped into a deep vein of anti-Washington sentiment in the Democratic Party, turning what was once expected to be an easy race for Clinton into a far tougher competition. He's vowed to continue all the way to the national convention in July.
