Politics – Page 7 – Red Letter Christians

How Are We Political? A Dialogue between Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne

October 30, 2012

TONY CAMPOLO: Shane, I have a question to ask that may make you squirm a little bit. From hearing you talk and reading your books, you often seem to suggest that Christians not participate in the political ...

Christian Hypocrisy in Examining the Word of God and the Words of Politicians

Bruce Reyes-Chow

October 16, 2012

General, Politics

BY: BRUCE REYES-CHOW -- One of the instigators of my frequent potty mouth moments is seeing how supporters of...

The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of The Evangelical Left

Marty Troyer

October 12, 2012

General, Theology

The right story told at the right time can make all the difference. Knowing this, great storytellers take as much care in selecting the right story as they do in crafting its telling. David Swartz, author an...

Once Upon A Christian Nation

Craig Bubeck

October 5, 2012

General, Politics

BY: CRAIG BUBECK -- Like so many in history, we have always wanted to believe our nation to be the particularly Christian one...

Is Choosing to Not Vote Selfish?

Sheldon C. Good

September 30, 2012

Politics

BY: SHELDON C. GOOD -- number of my Christian friends have been talking and writing about how they are not going to vote in the...

How it All Happened: My Prayer at the DNC

Jena Lee Nardella

September 8, 2012

Politics

It’s been a whirlwind. I came home from work last Wednesday night, August 29th, flipped through the major network channels and was quickly disturbed by the bickering and bantering of the political campaigns, ...

American Christianity is at War Against Itself

Kathy Vestal

July 31, 2012

General

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As the national political climate becomes increasingly more polarized and as religion increasingly identifies itself in political terms, we are seeing a widening divide in Christianity itself, one for which a...

Why Christians Shouldn’t Be Offended By So-Called “Socialism”

Morgan Guyton

July 8, 2012

Global

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In a recent interview with George Stephanopoulos, Congressman Paul Ryan said that he had a basic philosophical difference with the Democrats: he believes that rights come from God while they think rights come ...

Christians Do Not Have Freedom of Speech

Jason Hess

July 7, 2012

Global

One of the things that makes America so great is the ability to express yourself, much to the joy, and even pain, of those around you. The freedom of speech is a two-edged sword and more often than not the o...

Hijacking Jesus for Partisan Gain

Chuck Gutenson

June 17, 2012

General

It really gets old, doesn’t it? Every election cycle, the story is the same. This Christian says that Christian is not really a Christian. And why is that? Is it because they differ on critical issues rel...