One of the unanticipated consequences of being an outspoken Christian in liberal politics is having people come out of the closet to me. It isn't a hidden or misunderstood sexual leaning that they confess, however, but a religious one.  (more…) Read more

We can be the party that makes it clear that Christianity and Christian faith cannot be made the exclusive property of particular ideological positions, no matter how often our opponents attempt to make that link. We can be the party where people can come as they are in their relationships with God, come as they are without the risk of being judged for their ways of being religious. (more…) Read more

One day in the not too distant past, the kingmaker decided that he would become a king by being elected Georgia’s next Lieutenant Governor but something strange happened on Reid’s way to King.   (more…) Read more

Ultimately, religious faith is the most important way that most Americans have to talk about commitments that reach beyond self-interest, that shape their ways of looking at the world, and that guide their choices even when the results of those choices aren’t immediately realized. They understandably want to know whether the men and women who would lead them through difficult times can talk about their commitments in those terms, too. (more…) Read more

A common past is hard to come by in a country whose people arrived scattershot by way of the Mayflower, the Middle Passage, and the Mexican border. Despite our differences, America stands for ideals of equality, even if Jefferson’s old saw that, “All men are created equal” did not include all people. Through the ideal of equality, Americans share a common past, despite lacking a common history. (more…) Read more