Politics – Red Letter Christians

A Practical View of White American Folk Religion Contrasted with Real Christianity

October 31, 2020

81% of White Evangelicals voted for Donald Trump to Make America Great Again. But it was not Christianity that got him elected. White American Folk Religion (WAFR) did. This ideology, not Christianity, is the oxygen burned in the spiritual fire of the United States.

Why I’m Voting for the First Time in 28 Years

Mae Elise Cannon

October 29, 2020

Politics, Practical Justice, Race

For Republicans and white Christians who feel like they would be losing something by not voting in line with the Republican party: more is at stake in the 2020 election than simple party loyalty. The moral rectitude of our nation and the spiritual integrity of our faith is at risk.

We Ring Our Bells for You, America

William J. Barber and Liz Theoharis

October 27, 2020

General, Politics, Practical Justice

At noon on each day of the week prior to November 3rd—and each hour on the hour as Americans vote on Election Day—faith communities in all 50 states will ring bells from our houses of worship and on the sidewalks of our communities. These bells will toll for you, calling every American to march to the polls and protect voting rights.

A More Perfect Idolatry

Rosalind Hughes

October 27, 2020

Church Life, General, Politics

I am concerned that, for all our brave talk of the Gospel, there is a part of us that is still tempted to find our own way toward the knowledge of good and evil, knowing better than God what is good for us (see Genesis 3). That there is a prideful instinct within us that assumes that we can, perhaps even have, designed the political system and philosophy that will lead us into the promised land of peace, prosperity, justice, and rest.

The Priority of Peaceableness in a Disruptive Election

Craig M. Watts

October 26, 2020

General, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics

Some individuals who have fled countries internally disrupted by bloody violence have warned that what they see taking place in the U.S. is troublingly similar to what they saw happening in their own countries. Warning lights are flashing

Interceding for the Soul of America

Danielle Espiritu

October 26, 2020

Global, Politics, Practical Justice

Editor’s Note: This essay is taken from Keeping the Faith: Reflections on Politics and Christianity in the Era of Trump and Beyond. Each week between ...

Where Love Ends (And the Fight for Disability Rights)

RLC Editor

October 16, 2020

Family and Parenting, Politics, Practical Justice

Invest your prayer, your money, your time, and your love in vulnerable people. Fight for disability rights and disability pride so expecting parents won’t be afraid after a diagnosis.

Being the Other Voice

Chris Brown

October 15, 2020

Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice

Whatever motivated the shouts and signals from so many vehicles, it became clear to me in that moment that even if I knew nothing else about Jesus, I would rather be with the people of peace gathered on that corner than with the angry masses calling for death.

Faith Is on the Ballot: A Call for the Latino Vote

Elizabeth Rios

October 14, 2020

General, Politics, Race

That should matter to Latinos especially as a community that is more collective than individualists. One that cares for family forever and where strangers become family over a cup of cafecito.

Scars of Honor: Fighting White Supremacy, Then and Now

Rachel Ophoff

October 13, 2020

Politics, Practical Justice, Race

My family has stood up for independence from England, for civil rights, and against fascism. I come from people who fight for what we believe to be right. Now honestly, I never thought I would have to stand up against my own people.