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BREAKING: Pennyslvania Judge Blocks Voter ID Law

October 2, 2012

Today, a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Judge blocked a Voter ID Law that many believed would keep thousands from the polls on Election Day. While the decision could be appealed, the Wall Street Journal reports it...

Christian Politics – Speak truth. Be truth. That’s it!

Kurt Willems

October 1, 2012

Politics

BY: KURT WILLEMS -- Christian politics. Enough said. This issue continues to divide Christians. I'm convinced that...

Why Abortion Should Not Be Politically Decisive for Christians

Craig M. Watts

September 18, 2012

Family and Parenting, General, Politics

BY: CRAIG M. WATTS -- I recall years ago on the Sunday before a national election a surprise awaited members of...

(Un)Patriotic – Politics are Ugly

Michael Kimpan

September 16, 2012

Politics

Politics are ugly. Especially in an election year. Recent polls show this election is heating up, and the fury with which each side expresses their views seemingly deepens every day. Our Twitter feeds are over...

Covetous Leaders: How the Religious Right gets it Exactly Wrong

Craig M. Watts

September 12, 2012

Politics, Practical Justice

The authors of the Bible did not write with a constitutional democracy in mind. Nevertheless scripture offers guidance that can be useful to us in our own present situation. Though the Bible has nothing t...

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, ...

God Doesn’t Need our Political Endorsement

Morgan Guyton

September 7, 2012

Politics

One of the most disappointing political events I have witnessed this year as a Christian was the clumsy maneuvering two days ago by the Democratic National Convention to put “God and Jerusalem” back in their po...

A Change That’s Hard to Believe In

Gemma Hartley

August 21, 2012

Politics

photo via Political Party PooperNo one wants to talk about compromise unless they know someone else is meeting them halfway, or three-quarters of the way, or how about I don't have to move at all. How about y...

Are the Culture Wars Real? A Case for Heresy

Christian Piatt

August 9, 2012

General

Growing up, I heard things at camp and in youth group about how “the world” thought and acted one way, and how “we” were not like that. In fact the world, it seemed, was intent on unraveling everything I va...

Grandpa's Using Your Credit Card: Why the National Budget is a Moral Issue

Ron Sider

August 5, 2012

Politics

For almost fifty years, the federal government has spent more (often much more) than it took in. Continuing that pattern for another ten or twenty years would lead to economic disaster. But the problem is not...