Going into the elections on Tuesday, both President Bush and Republican candidates should be concerned about their deteriorating base. Since January 2005, Bush's approval rating has dropped 15 points among white evangelicals (72% to 57%). During that same period, Bush saw a similar drop among adults (50% to 37%). (more…) Read more
According to a survey of Christians, the number one threat to the family is the anti-Christian culture. This was the topic of the sermon last Sunday. After reading through the sermon outline, I was expecting a message that focused on how much better things used to be, and I felt confident this would be tied into the mid-term elections. I was pleasantly surprised as I heard an insightful and hopeful message. (more…) Read more
By Mark Brewer, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party The meetings were an eye-opening experience. I was struck both by how much common ground existed with "conservative" pastors and also with how similar the suggestions from "conservative" and "liberal" were when it came to the Democratic Party. These leaders didn't want Democrats to suddenly "find God" as much as they wanted to be reassured that there was a place in our Party for those who already had. (more…) Read more
A wise person once told me, "All sin goes back to 'I want to be somebody.'" Every time I maneuver to be noticed, I remind myself of that simple sentence that is so convicting. (more…) Read more
By Jesse Lava, Executive Director of FaithfulDemocrats.com The allegation is out that Rev. Ted Haggard, one of the nation’s leading evangelicals, had a three-year, adulterous sexual relationship with a male escort. Though Haggard stepped down from his presidency of the National Association of Evangelicals and resigned as head of New Life Church in Colorado, he denies the allegation. And the fact is, we don’t know whether it’s true or not. In the whirlwind of pre-election coverage of this... Read more
So Christians can be suckered by the manufactured brouhaha over Kerry’s remarks or we can keep our eyes on the ball and realize that on Tuesday we can begin the end of this unjust war by voting Democratic. (more…) Read more
According to a CNN report Thursday morning, Democrats and Republicans are paying consulting firms big bucks to figure out how you’ll vote. Take this quiz to find out how they say you’ll vote on November 7th. (more…) Read more
If you drive across the country listening to Christian radio, you’ll probably notice two things in common on most of the stations you tune into. First, your announcers will all be named “Brandon and Becky” or something sweet like that and will be presenting uplifting radio that is safe “for the little ears.” And second, you’ll be hearing positive Democratic campaign ads. (more…) Read more
Despite the Republican Party’s best efforts to divert our attention to same-sex unions, the real moral issues of our day are the war in Iraq and the Bush administration’s use of torture against those it has designated “enemy combatants.” (more…) Read more
I, along with 99.9% of my fellow Lutherans, do not believe the Pope is the anti-christ. I mention this because of the recent press regarding Michele Bachmann, a congressional candidate from Minnesota. (more…) Read more
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