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American Christianity is at War Against Itself

July 31, 2012

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...

Questionable Morality Amongst Pennsylvania Republicans

Tony Campolo

July 17, 2012

General, Politics

Not all Republicans are evil, but the leadership of the Republican Party in the state of Pennsylvania has questionable morality. With a Republican governor and a Republican Legislature a bill was passed that r...

Ten More Cliches Christians Should Avoid

Christian Piatt

July 10, 2012

General

After writing up my first list of Ten Cliches Christians Should Never Use, some folks wrote me with other suggestions. After simmering on it for a while, I came up with a second list of ten to supplement th...

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 ...

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...

Beyond the Culture Wars: A Faith of Our Own

RLC Editor

May 11, 2012

General

The first President I remember is Bill Clinton. To be more specific: Bill Clinton’s second term. I’ve heard spectacles of the House Republican takeover in 1994 and stories of the Clinton v. Gingrich era but my ...

Beyond Bootstrap Success Stories

Craig M. Watts

May 11, 2012

General

Few things are more offensive to those committed to the “pull yourself up by your own bootstraps” philosophy than the message that “the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, n...

I Try to be Non-Partisan

Tony Campolo

April 28, 2012

General

Red Letter Christianity tries to maintain a non-partisan posture because we believe that Jesus is neither a Democrat nor a Republican. We believe that to cast Jesus in the guise of either political party is id...

God's Word to Democrats – An Interview with Brian McLaren

RLC Editor

March 21, 2012

General

No one enjoys being told bluntly, “you’re wrong.” It’s a statement that, even when surrounded by certainty, must be conveyed and expressed with grace, tranquility and, sometimes, a little humor. And in a ...

Jesus for Prez

Michael Kimpan

February 27, 2012

General

Last Monday was Presidents day. So I tweeted, 'Jesus for president.' on my facebook wall, and with several followers on twitter, this generated some discussion. Some were in support of Jesus as a candidate...