Letter – Red Letter Christians

An Open Letter to Pastor Jeffress: Fight Racial Injustice in the Spirit of Rev. Dr. King

January 15, 2018

Church Life, Politics, Practical Justice, Race

Now I’m wondering which Dr. King you were referring to? It must have been the sanitized myth of the “apostle of nonviolence” that America created in order to fit her narrative of exceptionalism.

Consider the Ram: A Letter on Not Sacrificing One Another on the Altar of Self-Righteousness

Eric Minton

December 12, 2017

Church Life, Global, Immigration & Refugees, LGBTQ+, Politics, Race, Theology

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What if our acts of fidelity to the tribe our back bumper testifies to have actually been the thing God was satirically calling into question from the beginning?

#TheDeclaration: Speaking the Truth with Love, Without Apology

Lisa Sharon Harper

September 11, 2017

Church Life, General, LGBTQ+, Practical Justice, Race, Theology

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#TheDeclaration should not have worked. It’s too long. It had too many drafters. But it did work, and it is working. Why? I believe it’s because the message is the anthem of our era.

Charlottesville Call to Conscience

RLC Editor

August 28, 2017

Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, LGBTQ+, Politics, Practical Justice, Race, Theology

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Opposing white supremacy is not a partisan issue. All people of faith and conscience must commit to the deep work of justice.

1300 Clergy Speak Out Against Discrimination in the Name of Religion

RLC Editor

March 29, 2017

Interfaith, LGBTQ+, Politics, Practical Justice

3

We see it as government-sanctioned discrimination hiding under the guise of religion.

An Open Letter to Tennessee (and Others in America’s Heartland Who May Be Listening In)

Eric Minton

February 24, 2015

Politics

Tennessee, perhaps you should rethink your state book proposal. Because the ancient text you’ve selected doesn’t have incredibly favorable things to say about government officials who leverage religion for personal, financial, and political gain.

An Open Letter to Tim Tebow

Emily Timbol

March 12, 2013

General, LGBTQ+

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BY: EMILY TIMBOL -- Tim, right now, the world is watching you. You have everyone’s attention. And what I want you to know, is that you could...

4th Anniversary of Dobson's "Letter from 2012 in Obama's America"

Jimmy Spencer Jr.

October 22, 2012

General, Politics

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BY: JIMMY SPENCER JR. -- Today is the four year anniversary of the Focus on the Family Action’s release of a "Letter...

7 Tips for Finding Your Vocation

Brad Jersak

September 29, 2012

Family and Parenting, General

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BY: BRAD JERSAK -- When I say 'career, ' I mean the idea of a job that you work at to make money, get promotions...

We Are Christianity: An Open Letter to Frustrated Christians in the United States

Bruce Reyes-Chow

February 16, 2012

General

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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, My name is Bruce Reyes-Chow and I too am a Christian. I am also a Presbyterian minister, a husband, a father and a Democrat. Identifiers claimed, I write to you tod...