Trump – Page 2 – Red Letter Christians

A New Chapter in the American Experiment

November 9, 2020

So today, let us celebrate. And tomorrow, let us organize. We are still in a battle for the soul of our nation, and for the soul of our faith. This election is not the finish line. It is the starting line. We now get to create the next chapter of American history together.

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

Jonathan Walton

October 31, 2020

Politics, Race, Theology

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.

For These Next Seven Days: A Prayer for Those Filled With Dread

Benjamin Boswell

October 27, 2020

Church Life, Peace & Nonviolence, Theology

Let not our hearts sink into anxiety and dread by the unceasing spin cycle of 24 hour news or the bread and circuses of the imperial intrigue. Instead . . .

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.

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.

Keeping the Faith: A Call to Prophetic Resistance

Suzie Lahoud

October 8, 2020

Politics, Practical Justice, Theology

It is an anthology of dissent consisting of essays and articles by Christians who are calling out the false piousness of the Trump administration. It is a collective work, comprised of voices both Democrat and Republican, conservative and progressive, and from ethnically and demographically diverse backgrounds.

Communities of Moral Deliberation

Nathan Warf

September 23, 2020

Church Life, General, Politics

Should we emphasize personal rights over the responsibilities we owe each another? Should we emphasize what the law permits over what the Gospel demands? Of course not, yet these attitudes are all too common among white evangelicals.

Fire in the Sky: On Divisions and Forgiveness

Rachel Ophoff

September 21, 2020

Church Life, Creation & Environment, Politics

Our country is at the boiling point in the divide between these two people groups. We listen to different news sources and make up our minds accordingly. There is a great evil that perpetrates false conspiracy theories with the intent to divide us.

2020 is the Year of Religious Women Voters

Jennifer Butler

September 10, 2020

General, Politics, Women

We’re just 8 Sundays away from the 2020 election. Between now and then, a moral reckoning among women of faith will determine the future of this nation and, I dare say, the planet.

A New Chapter in the American Experiment

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

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

For These Next Seven Days: A Prayer for Those Filled With Dread

Where Love Ends (And the Fight for Disability Rights)

Scars of Honor: Fighting White Supremacy, Then and Now

Keeping the Faith: A Call to Prophetic Resistance

Fire in the Sky: On Divisions and Forgiveness

2020 is the Year of Religious Women Voters

Is Pro-Life Evangelicalism Killing Adoptees?

Where Is Jesus in the Pandemic Protests?

Protecting What We Have

Can Theology Be an Idol?

On Thanksgiving: An Honest Home in the Uncomfortable ‘Both’

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