Vote – Red Letter Christians

A Former Confederate State Just Voted To Abolish Its Death Penalty

February 6, 2021

But it’s worth celebrating Virginia, the “home of the Confederacy,” as the first state in the old Confederate South to abolish the death penalty. The two facts are related, because the death penalty cannot be separated from our history of race and slavery in America.

Over 13,000+ Christians Call on Pastors Franklin Graham and Paula White-Cain to Accept President-Elect Biden’s Victory

RLC Editor

November 16, 2020

General, Politics

Despite President-elect Joe Biden’s clear electoral victory and the complete absence of evidence behind Donald Trump’s lawsuits, multiple prominent evangelical leaders are continuing to enable the outgoing president’s dangerous attacks on the democratic process.

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.

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

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.

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.

Faith and Politics: Which Guides the Other?

Lisa Sharon Harper

August 31, 2020

Church Life, Politics, Theology

Jesus is someone who really made a change where he was, and his love was sacrificial. If that's the Jesus that we teach, especially in my Evangelical spaces, that would be a game-changer for the way people view politics, for the way people view how change should be done in our country.