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presidents and religion

Jimmy Carter at Washington D.C.’s First Baptist Church

John Fea   |  January 8, 2025

Over the weekend I watched a 2023 C-SPAN piece on Jimmy Carter’s relationship with the First Baptist Church in Washington D.C. The Carters arrived at First Baptist on the Sunday after his inauguration and immediately applied for membership. The C-SPAN […]

Joe Biden did not mention God in his National Day of Prayer proclamation. Conservative evangelicals are not happy.

John Fea   |  May 7, 2021

Yesterday was the National Day of Prayer. Biden issued a proclamation: Throughout our history, Americans of many religions and belief systems have turned to prayer for strength, hope, and guidance.  Prayer has nourished countless souls and powered moral movements — […]