Brian McLaren The Rhetoric That Frees Us by Brian McLaren https://brianmclaren.net/what-i-shared-on-election-eve/
Father James Martin Jesuit tools to help you survive the election (and its aftermath) by Father James Martin https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/11/02/jesuit-spirituality-election-2020-james-martin
Brian McLaren The Rise of the Authoritarian Voter by Brian McLaren https://brianmclaren.net/the-rise-of-the-authoritarian-voter/
Uncategorized What Will They Say Tomorrow? by Susan K. Smith https://candidobservation.com/2020/10/28/what-will-they-say-tomorrow/
Diana Butler Bass Gratitude as Privilege Donald Trump was born to a wealthy family, inherited a fortune, and made even more money in his own business empire. Trump depicted himself at the top of the economic…
Uncategorized Yearning for “Normal” by Susan K. Smith https://candidobservation.com/2020/09/30/yearning-for-normal/
Parker Palmer From Heartland to White House: A Dialogue on Democracy with Preeta Bansal Carrie Newcomer and Parker Palmer talk with Preeta about the inner work of democracy. A constitutional lawyer from Harvard Law School, Preeta served as General Counsel in the Obama White…
Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons 1,600 faith leaders have endorsed Biden. This is why I added my name. by Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons https://americanindependent.com/opinion-faith-leaders-endorsement-joe-biden-donald-trump-christians/
Religion News Service How did voter access become a faith issue? The Bible told us so. by Jim Wallis in Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/10/22/how-did-voter-access-become-a-faith-issue-the-bible-told-us-so/
Religion News Service Poll: White evangelicals are religious outliers on every issue of concern to voters Only 35% of white evangelicals said the coronavirus is of critical concern, according to PRRI’s 11th annual American Values Survey. Among this group, abortion and terrorism top the list of…
Amanda Henderson Definitions From “Holy Chaos: Creating Connections in Divisive Times” by Amanda Henderson - Chalice Press I begin by laying the groundwork for our shared labor with definitions, as defined by Merriam-Webster…
Religion News Service How to make our politics better: Pray first, says a Jesuit guide from Religion News Service The kind of prayer recommended by a new pamphlet on civic engagement is the kind that helps us listen, detached from our own preconceptions and prejudices.…
Uncategorized Bipartisan Christian group forms super PAC to oppose Trump from The Associated Press https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-political-action-committees-christianity-campaigns-942797a20ac8fe9bd9b12edd0adc651a
Uncategorized The Vatican has betrayed the faithful in China https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/10/10/china-and-christianity-vatican-deal-china-allows-persecution-column/5899207002/?fbclid=IwAR38bh136o1fJUNuIxFBhN7tb0NAP9CfbtdRb6IV-z_oYKRJtaTxSi184q4
Religion News Service Indigenous Peoples Day comes amid a reckoning over colonialism and calls for return of Native land from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/10/12/indigenous-peoples-day-comes-amid-a-reckoning-over-colonialism-and-calls-for-return-of-native-land/
Religion News Service Amy Coney Barrett nomination fight leaves progressive Catholics feeling unseen from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/10/12/with-nomination-of-amy-coney-barrett-progressive-catholics-feel-unseen-and-misrepresented/
The Guardian They hate each other’s political views – so why have they become friends? Our political culture is becoming more and more polarized. In such a partisan world, can we still get along with those whose beliefs we can’t abide? from The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/sep/30/politics-polarization-friends-america
Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons Un-Christlike Conservativism I’ve traveled around the country working at the intersection of progressive politics and religion for the past decade and met countless activists bogged down by un-Christlike conservativism prevailing in our…
Mark Feldmeir Two Stories I do not presume to have arrived on the issue, or to be “woke.” I simply want to share with you what I have discovered on my own journey toward…
Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons The false prophets of conservative Christianity When historians look back at the history of Christianity and politics in the United States, 2016 will hopefully be marked as the turning of the tide. The alliance between the…
Religion News Service QAnon: The alternative religion that’s coming to your church by Katelyn Beaty https://religionnews.com/2020/08/17/qanon-the-alternative-religion-thats-coming-to-your-church/
