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July 2018

July 27, 2018

Stone Soup for the Soul: An Intern’s Lesson in Community Building

As a kindergartener, my favorite part of the day was storytime. Maybe it was the...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

A Democratic Revival

Like many Democrats of faith, I’m still reeling—or doing something close to it—from the outcome...

August 2016

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 16, 2015

Feeling the Bern? Maybe.

I’m intrigued by Bernie Sanders. When he initially announced his presidential bid for 2016, I...

July 2015

July 23, 2015

Blessed are the Peacemakers: A Deal with Iran

Last week President Barack Obama delivered what could become the most significant foreign policy victory...

May 2015

May 14, 2015

Changing Indiana: How RFRA got fixed

The last time I wrote about religious liberty for this blog, I had been inspired to do...

March 2015

March 02, 2015

Dems Ought to Lay Claim to Religious Liberty

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise...

February 2015

February 22, 2015

Prayer doesn’t answer with discrimination

Prayer is a powerful motivator. In heart and mind, one reaches out to God, a...

December 2014

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...

November 2012

November 09, 2012

Politicians Ignore The Working Poor At Their Peril

Democrats have been convinced they should not make any mention of the poor--instead focusing exclusively...

November 07, 2012

Why Romney Lost, & How Dems Can Keep Winning: Part 1

Obama won because Republican values are just anathema to most Americans. But he also won...

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 15, 2012

On the Campaign Trail: Faith Outreach with Obama for America

Our nation has always been well-served when people of faith carry their convictions with them...

September 2012

September 27, 2012

“All Rejoice Together”: An Interview with the Head of the DNC Faith Office

Faithful Democrats did an interview with, Rev. Derrick Harkins, Director for Faith Outreach for the...

September 06, 2012

Faithfully Democratic

I’m not into word counts. And, neither are Americans. We all know that we are...

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

Part 8-Countering the Right’s Pharisaical Approach to Piety

The tendency of many leaders of the religious right and Republicans to focus on purity...

August 27, 2012

Keep Calm and Remain Faithful

In light of moving onward and upward through my last year of college at The...

August 27, 2012

Scripture Guide, Part 7–Wealth, Materialism, and the Bible’s View of an “Ownership Society”

The Ryan-Romney budget and Republican campaign talking points are based on an appeal to wealth...

August 24, 2012

Scripture Guide, Part 6: The Blessedness of the Poor and Our Responsibility to Them

The Bible is quite clear and unambiguous about our responsibility to the poor. The question...

August 23, 2012

Scripture Guide, Part 5: The Sin of Helping the Rich at the Expense of the Poor

Indeed, the Republican rhetoric to support tax cuts completely undermines any idea that the money...

August 22, 2012

Scripture Guide, Part 4: On Corruption and the Exploitation of Workers

Time and again the Bible makes clear that what God demands and takes pleasure in...

August 20, 2012

Unpacking a Faithful Democrat

There’s a lot of talk about the relationship between church and state. Whether it’s the...

August 20, 2012

Scripture Guide, Part 2: The Responsibility of the Nation and Its Government to “the Least of These”

The Bible has a lot to say about economic policy and the responsibility of government...

August 19, 2012

A Guide to Scripture, Politics, & the Budget–Part 1

Republicans are still trying to have it both ways--claiming the mantel of faith and citing...

August 17, 2012

There & Back Again: A Faith Strategist’s Story

We now find ourselves in much of the same place we did in 2005. We...

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,...