The Latest

5/12 9:15p CT:  Conservative Christian leaders launch a new initiative to challenge IRS regulations.

 

5/10, 6:30a CT:  Have you heard about An Evangelical Manifesto yet?  The news wires are all abuzz about it.   Both Reuters and the AP are noting how it argues that no one political party does not own Evangelicalism, typified in the following excerpt: "That way faith loses its independence, Christians become 'useful idiots' for one political party or another, and the Christian faith becomes an ideology."  Here are feature commentaries in the WSJ , Chicago Sun-Times , and from NPR.

 

5/8 9:15p CT:  Here at FD, Pastor Ken Walker addresses an open letter to NC.

 

5/6 9:19a CT:  Don't miss this one:  What Progressive Christians are doing to US Politics from the Christian Post. 

 

5/4 10:20p CT:  As the food shortage continues to worsen worldwide, lawmakers are asked to help cover the bill

 

From the Featured Writers' Blog

An Open Letter to North Carolina Voters
By Kenneth Walker
May. 08, 08 20:12
Tar Heel voters came to the ballot and said that they would not be blindsided by the rogue Wright, the Clintonian back alley politics, "bittergate" or Republican television asteroids.
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Hillary's Winning Strategy Will Backfire
By Stan Moody
Apr. 29, 08 11:53
Hillary's strategy is to appeal to establishment Democrats by urging Superdelegates either to vote for her on the first ballot or to abstain, thereby throwing open the Convention.
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Sermon: who are God's children?
By Tripp Hudgins
Apr. 26, 08 19:41
This is a short sermon about what brings about unity and Mayor Daley's support of supplying assault weapons to Chicago police.
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Talking points

The language of Scripture calls people to turn away from selfish desire and focus instead on serving God and their neighbors. That’s why the Christian faith has been a driving force in the movements for abolition, workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights. And it’s why millions of Americans root their identity as Democrats in their faith as Christians.


Indeed, the Bible has thousands of verses promoting the values that Democrats hold dear — protecting the needy, embracing diversity, caring for God's creation, working to resolve conflicts peacefully, and numerous others. Every day, members of our party seek to answer President John F. Kennedy’s call “to go forth and lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth, God's work must truly be our own.”

Please explore the scriptural topics we've provided and spread the word in your congregations, workplaces, and communities.

 


For more in-depth analysis on Scripture on the budget, please read the Policy Maker’s Guide to
Poverty, Social Justice, and the Prophetic Voice in the Bible, presented by Common Good Strategies.

From the Reader Diaries

Fw: What a black columnist has to say about Obama
By Adam Parish
Apr. 10, 08 22:49
Yesterday I received an email forward from a relative that was politically charged. The subject of the email was, “Fw: What a black columnist has to say about Oba...
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Hoping For a Change of Heart From Hillary
By stan zantarski
Mar. 26, 08 12:32

I’m still hoping for a change of heart from Senator C...
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Which Candidate Best Represents the Democratic Party
By stan zantarski
Mar. 16, 08 18:09
This Democratic presidential campaign passed the point of civility a long time ago. READ and DISCUSS

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