Faithful Democrats
I am tired of politicians, partisans, and preachers spelling God "G-O-P." Now many Americans think Jesus never rode a donkey and today rides only an elephant. The truth is, God cannot be held hostage by any political party. (more…) Read more
I am tired of politicians, partisans, and preachers spelling God "G-O-P." Now many Americans think Jesus never rode a donkey and today rides only an elephant. The truth is, God cannot be held hostage by any political party. (more…) Read more
“If you would do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing of the finger and the malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the need of the oppressed, then your night will become like the noonday.” – Isa. 58:9-10 If a piece of Scripture were to cast the vision for the Democratic Party, this should be it. (more…) Read more
Over the past year, the Lord has led me down a path from campaign politics to the world of grassroots organizing. Of the numerous lessons this journey has taught has been that everyone of us has a very powerful tool to effect change for God’s Kingdom in the public arena: our own story. (more…) Read more
You can tell what a people hold sacred by examining the things they're willing to fight for. While America's indigenous nations are willing to fight for their sacred lands and practices that date back 13,000 years by some estimates, Americans, 82 percent of whom claim to be Christian, are fighting for two other things: money and power. (more…) Read more
Why did so many Black people vote Republican in the 2004 election? As it turned out, when it comes to sexual politics and the issue of "gay marriage," Black evangelicals were more conservative than Democrats bargained for. African-American protest votes across the U.S. helped build Repubican hegemony in the U.S. house, senate and executive office. (more…) Read more
The Faithful Democrats Action Center is co-hosted by Common Good Strategies, a faith-based consulting firm that empowers the Democratic Party to build authentic relationships with America's diverse religious communities. For two in-depth analyses on Scripture on pressing political issues, please read CGS's Policy Maker’s Guide to Poverty, Social Justice, and the Prophetic Voice in the Bible and Toward_a_Moral_Immigration_Policy. Read more
As for me, when I think of what our government could have done for the Katrina-affected areas of this country, and the thousands of dead and wounded Americans in Iraq, my mind turns to Hamlet. "Foul deeds will rise, Though all the earth o'erwhelm them, to men's eyes." (more…) Read more
Policy Maker’s Guide to Poverty, Social Justice, and the Prophetic Voice in the Bible by Eric Sapp and Mara Vanderslice, Common Good Strategies a_guide_to_scripture_on_the_budget 216.74 Kb a_guide_to_scripture_on_the_budget 85.00 Kb Read more
The logic of the political credo of Jesus' day would have demanded that Joseph, as a law breaker, should have surrendered Jesus to Herod for execution as an infant. (more…) Read more
I’d better not leave that title hanging out there without an explanation for too long lest I get an angry call from grandma. What I mean is that if I was going to recommend that a Dem pick one issue to highlight when speaking to religious audiences (especially moderate-to-conservative ones) that have an interest in family values, it would be internet porn. It is hard to imagine a better Dem “wedge” issue, and it boggles the mind that more candidates... Read more
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