I include myself among the millions in our country who are very excited by the prospect of a Barack Obama presidency. I am also a Christian, deeply concerned with issues of racial justice in the United States. As a white person, I know the undue privileges I am afforded merely by the color of my skin, and I understand that confronting and disrupting modern-day white power in the United States is very difficult. And while I am excited by the... Read more

Four days ago, Faithful Democrats endorsed Kay Hagan. We did so with the full confidence that her faith and values represented the same that our community brings to the debate about faith in public life. Today, the Republican Machine turned on the attack in the most despicable of ways – by unfairly attacking Hagan’s personal spirituality in an attempt to win political points. Folks, we are talking about issues that are deeper and more profound than just getting elected. Elizabeth... Read more

Below is an article originally posted on the God’s Politics blog.   James Dobson’s ‘Letter From 2012 in Obama’s America’   by Jim Wallis 10-29-2008   James Dobson, you owe America an apology. The fictional letter released through your Focus on the Family Action organization, titled “Letter From 2012 in Obama’s America”, crosses all lines of decent public discourse. In a time of utter political incivility, it shows the kind of negative Christian leadership that has become so embarrassing to... Read more

624787.   That was the number that John McCain grimaced through pursed lips in the now widely-played black-and-white video. His tightened jaw, narrow glare, and his firm resolution not to give in or give up hope — it all speaks volumes about this American hero. No one will ever take that away from John McCain. For his wartime service to this country, Prisoner # 624787 is a hero, a man deserving of that moniker.   Now, that taken alone certainly... Read more

Ohio’s 16th District is one place we hope to see change in America this November, as U.S. House hopeful John Boccieri campaigns for improving the lives of the middle class and re-establishing the American Dream.  John faces Republican Kirk Schuring for a seat held for the last 36 years by the retiring Republican incumbent, Ralph Regula.   John has committed his life to living his Christian faith through public service. After graduating from college, John began to serve his country... Read more

    “Change isn’t incremental; it’s exponential.”    If this statement makes you think of Obama’s campaign slogan, I sure hope change is exponential!  Actually, this statement comes from Leonard Sweet, a Methodist pastor, professor, and new media communicator. I heard him speak at a conference for faith-based communicators last week (I work for the media department at my job) and his talk was about strategies the church needs to use to effectively spread the Word.   Though his statement... Read more

"Creating a new energy economy isn’t just a challenge to meet," Barack Obama told a Michigan audience this August, "it’s an opportunity to seize, an opportunity that will create new businesses, new industries, and millions of new jobs. Jobs that pay well. Jobs that can’t be outsourced. Good, union jobs."   These are truly optimistic words, especially considering that between April and August of this year, the unemployment rate in Michigan went up a full two points, from 6.9 to... Read more

In the movie Waking the Dead, Fielding, a young man pursing his political ambition is haunted by the memory of his love Sarah, who was killed working as an activist with the church.  At the heart of Fielding and Sarah’s relationship was both a shared belief in doing right, as well as a stark difference in attitude toward the American government.  Fielding believes that he can make the world a better place through being a Marine and eventually serving in... Read more

Stumping across the 5th district of Virginia, from the rural back roads of Nelson County to the cities of Southside, where its residents reminisce about the days when they had well-paid work at the textile mills in the area, there’s a candidate for Congress who talks about faith-what it means to him and to the community he aims to serve. Heads nod along as he stands at the pulpit of his potential constituents’ churches, and gives his testimony about his... Read more