The first three verses of Romans 13 in the Common English Bible, traditionally used by the United Methodist Church, read: 1 Every person should place themselves under the authority of the government.

The Trump administration is using the Bible to justify its immigration policies. During a speech Thursday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that the administration's practice of separating ...

The passage has been seen as an unequivocal order for Christians to obey authority, has been used to justify Southern slavery, authoritarian rule in Nazi Germany and South African apartheid.

The racist history of the Bible verse the White House uses to justify separating families Romans 13 has long been incorrectly used to defend government oppression.

A small Texas town has backed first-grade teacher, Susan Schobel (left, in white), who came under fire earlier this month for having her students recite a Bible verse.