2008 Election

Be Not Afraid

Jim Wallis 10-30-2008

In the final days of this election campaign, a new message has emerged.

Voting as Damage Control

Shane Claiborne 10-30-2008

Every day I am asked how I will be voting.

An International Challenge for Christians to Vote

Lawrence Temfwe 10-30-2008

If you're a Christian who has given up on politics this year and decided not to vote, do that which is honorable. Go to Joppa and find a ship bound for Tarshish.

James Dobson's 'Letter From 2012 in Obama's America'

Jim Wallis 10-29-2008

James Dobson, you owe America an apology.

Tutu on the Election's Dangerous Stereotypes

Cathleen Falsani 10-29-2008

A few hours before the bodies of Jennifer Hudson's murdered mother and brother were discovered on Chicago's South Side last Friday, across town one of the world's greatest peacemakers began his remarks at the Hotel Intercontinental by addressing head-on the city's daunting problem with violent crime.

Listening to Those Who Sacrificed for the Right to Vote

Jim Wallis 10-28-2008

I read with interest Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove's post on voting last week.

Joe the Pastor

Jim Wallis 10-24-2008

A new figure has entered the 2008 election campaign. His name is "Joe the plumber," and his concerns about his future have now entered the message of this political year.

My Personal 'Faith Priorities' for this Election

Jim Wallis 10-23-2008

In 2004, several conservative Catholic bishops and a few megachurch pastors like Rick Warren issued their list of "non-negotiables," which were intended to be a voter guide for their followers.

The Election, Immigration, and the Gospel

Gabriel Salguero 10-23-2008

In the months leading up to the election, the topic of immigration reform has disappeared from the presidential candidates' conversations.

Listening to the Black Church Tradition on Voting and Hope

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove 10-22-2008

In the black Baptist church where I worship every Sunday, it's no surprise that Republicans don't own the evangelical vote.

Dichotomies and Dilemmas in the Global Warming Debate

Laurel Frodge 10-21-2008

Tonight at 9 p.m.

John McCain's Soul

Jim Wallis 10-14-2008

"I think if McCain uses these very nasty character references he risks losing his soul.

What is the Meaning of "Life"? -- Seeking Common Ground on Abortion Reduction

Jim Wallis 10-13-2008

For too long abortion was seen as the only "life" issue in our culture and politics, but there is a growing conviction among Christians that poverty, disease, war, the health-care crisis, human tra

Seeing True Worth Despite Financial Downfall and Political Demonization

Efrem Smith 10-10-2008

Zogby's Purple People Poll

Marcia Ford 9-30-2008

While most political junkies were distracted by the big news of the week - the economic meltdown, the first presidential debate - the good people at Zogby Internatio

Talking to the New Evangelical Voters

Jeannie Choi 9-26-2008

During the final week of the 2000 presidential election, I was in the fall semester of my freshman year in college, feeling incredibly hungry-hungrier than I had ever been before.

Fair Questions for Sarah Palin

Jim Wallis 9-17-2008

After Sarah Palin was selected by John McCain as the Republican vice-presidential candidate, reporters asked me whether the pick was desperate, brilliant, or risky.

Hispanic Heritage Month, Immigration, and the Presidency

Gabriel Salguero 9-17-2008

This week is significant in the lives of the more than 40 million Hispanics in the United States in that it marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Just the Facts

Jim Wallis 9-16-2008

Most of you are too young to remember Joe Friday, the tough inner-city police sergeant on the old television series Dragnet, which I still see sometimes in syndication.

Ten Reasons Why This Election Should Be About Issues and Not Personalities

Jim Wallis 9-15-2008

The presidential tickets in this election on both sides of the aisle have lots of "personality;" some of the candidates have even been referred to as "rock stars." John McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis has said that "this election is not about issues, this election is about a composite view of what people take away from these candidates." That has been widely interpreted as a prediction that the election will be about personalities more than about issues. That would be a tragedy. [...]