Can the Religious Left be Effective Again? Short Answer: No
There is one enormous meta-issue where the religious left could play a very meaningful part in a broader coalition…
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Why Conservative Evangelicals Won’t Let Us Pee in Peace
Whenever you think about the principled Southern Baptist leaders opposing the ascension of America’s Problem…
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Don’t Misread Russell Moore’s Disavowal of “Christian Nation” and Anti-Trump Stance
There’s Baptists and there’s Baptists; there’s politics, and there’s politics.
Read MoreMega-Church and State Separation? Not in an Election Year
David Eagle reports in The Christian Century what many small-church pastors have known for a…
Read MoreTrump Turns Evangelical-GOP Coalition Topsy-Turvy
Donald Trump has a way of turning things topsy-turvy, and the religious world is certainly…
Read MoreFusion Politics: A Way Forward for Bernie Sanders?
Tuesday’s Democratic primary in New York made even clearer a point that has been obvious…
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Bernie’s Roman Holiday
You don’t know how glad I am to write a religion-and-politics piece that is not…
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How Merle Haggard Saved My Soul
Haggard rarely name-checked the Lord in his songs, but he didn’t need to.
Read MoreNo Schism Here: Hillary v. Sanders and Party Unity
By now, you have probably heard about the latest dust-up between Bernie Sanders and Hillary…
Read MoreSympathy for the Devils: I Was a Pastor to Trump Supporters
With every lurching brawl that brings America’s Problem Child one short finger closer to the…
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