Faith and Politics

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.

Seeking the Heart of God

Jim Wallis 10-29-2008

I have had a simple prayer on my heart of late -- "God, break my heart for the things that break yours." This past Saturday and Sunday I spent the weekend with Pastor Mike Slaughter at Ginghamsbur

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.

Everyone Is Called to Serve

Mimi Haddad 10-28-2008

How many of you love listening to people who are retired discuss their life achievements?

'A Movement Requires Sacrifice'

Jim Wallis 10-27-2008

The word "movement" is in the air these days.

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.

An InterVarsity Chapter Shifts Focus from the Campus Booth to the Voting Booth

Timothy McMahan King 10-23-2008

Max Kuecker was a devoted member of InterVarsity

Christian Fellowship (IV) on Northwestern's campus in the mid 90's. It provided faith, fellowship, support, and friends. One thing, however, really bothered him: "It was clear from the culture around me that to be a Christian meant I had to be a Republican.

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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.

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A New Conversation on Abortion

Jim Wallis 10-16-2008

In last evening's presidential debate, the first steps were taken toward a new national conversation about abortion. For too many years, the old one hadn't changed very much.

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Lewis and McCain: When Heroes Collide

Troy Jackson 10-16-2008

John McCain is an American hero. In 1967, after his plane was shot down over Hanoi in Vietnam, an injured McCain parachuted into a lake.

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What New Monastics Can Learn from History (Part 1)

Onleilove Alston 10-16-2008

The settlement house movement is the foundation of public welfare in the United States.

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Audio: Adam Hamilton on How His Megachurch Does Justice

Jim Wallis 10-16-2008

Pastor Adam Hamilton talks about how his suburban megachurch engages issues of social justice in the education system of their inner-city

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Changeling and the Spirituality of Activism

Becky Garrison 10-15-2008

Clint Eastwood's latest feature Changeling (opens October 24) depicts the real life story of Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie), a working class single mom living in Los Angeles circa 1928.

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Audio: Adam Hamilton Talks About Mainline Renewal

Jim Wallis 10-15-2008

Pastor Adam Hamilton of Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, talks

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Verse of the Day: 'Let justice roll down'

the Web Editors 10-15-2008