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August 2019

August 01, 2019

King, Isaiah, and the Politics of Now

Isaac Wright: The chaotic pull between acrimony and harmony will only intensify as the 2020...

August 08, 2016

Truth, Tolerance, and the Rise of Trump

Our land of the free, home of the brave turned 240 this past Independence Day,...

August 27, 2015

Pope Francis and the Republican Presidential Hopefuls: A Widening Divide

(Reposted with Permission from the Author) With Pope Francis increasingly focused on economic inequality, protecting...

August 12, 2015

Reforming Prison and Loving the Sinner

Despite the recent influx of political attention given to criminal justice reform these past few...

August 01, 2015

Are Pope Francis’ views on climate change costing him supporters?

Like millions of other Christian environmentalists, I had been eagerly anticipating the release of “Laudato...

July 2015

July 16, 2015

Why Walker Won’t Win

(Below is a modified version of a piece recently published in the International Policy Digest....

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Hillary’s Values: seeking criminal justice reform

This week, like me, I’m sure you prayed for peace and healing in Baltimore. Amidst...

March 2015

March 28, 2015

Religious Liberty vs. LGBT Rights: How the Church Is Missing the Point

(This opinion is reproduced with permission from the author and courtesy of The Huffington Post.)...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

A New Year’s Hope: End the Death Penalty

On December 9 2014 despite objections from anti-death penalty activists, a last minute petition to...

December 25, 2014

Celebrating the Power of Light at Christmas

At every Christmas Eve service my favorite part is always the final singing of Silent...

January 2014

January 21, 2014

Well Deserved Penance

My name is John Hilton and I am delighted to be affiliated with Faithful Democrats. ...

January 21, 2014

Happy New Year — We’re Back!

After a bit of a hiatus, I am happy to announce that Faithful Democrats is...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

What If It’s Not the Prisoner Who Needs Forgiveness? (VIDEO)

Co-authored by Bill Mefford, director of civil and human rights at the United Methodist Church's...

November 2012

November 09, 2012

Faith and Democratic Party Politics, an Interview I Gave…

I like telling the story of people of faith in the Democratic Party... their strength...

November 04, 2012

Would Jesus Vote?

I saw a headline here at Faithful Democrats the other day that asked, “Who Would...

October 2012

October 22, 2012

Buttprints in the Sand: Christians & The Role of Government

I adapted the more famous version of this poem for a sermon a few years...

October 14, 2012

The 51%

Last week at the University of Virginia, the Virginia Center for the Study of Religion...

September 2012

September 24, 2012

Beloved Community in Dialogue and Debate

“How are we a caring community?” This is the guiding question of Dialogue Across UVA,...

September 17, 2012

Scripture & Politics Guide Part 9: Applying Scripture in a Pluralistic Society

progressive Christians should not categorically condemn those who claim their faith must publicly inform all...

September 04, 2012

If You Are Truly Pro-Life, You’d Vote Democrat

If you feel like “Life” is the sole issue Christians should vote on, I don’t...

August 2012

August 29, 2012

Ryan: Ivan the Terrible or Good Shepherd?

Paul Ryan’s discipleship of this atheist’s teachings shaped his belief in a form of distorted...

July 2012

July 27, 2012

The Unreported Political Implications of Pew’s Religion Poll

Democratic faith outreach shouldn't look like what the religious right does. When our outreach works,...

July 26, 2012

On Becoming ‘Almost’ Amish

In some of my spare time at work, I've been reading a book titled "Almost...

November 2008

November 23, 2008

We’ve Come This Far By Faith: A Virginian Reflects on the 44th President & 44 Years

Now that we have experienced the unprecedented election of Barack Obama, let us remember how...