“The religious left needs strong moral issues”
Jan. 11, 2013, The Washington Post article on what the religious left must do to gain more national and media attention.
Tag: Congress
“Backing DREAM Act, USCCB campaign says Rubio bill would ‘create permanent underclass'”
Read a June 11, 2012, story at Catholic World News about the hierarchy’s opposition to an alternative immigration reform bill sponsored by Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio.
“Evangelicals press Congress on immigration”
Read a June 12, 2012, Religion News Service story about the influence of Evangelical activists on an immigration reform plan.
“Faith‐based organizations question lethal use of drones”
Transcript of an April 16, 2013, letter to President Barack Obama questioning the American drone program signed by several progressive religious leaders.
“Spotlight on the Religious Left”
May 13, 2013, Sightings article discussing the Religious Left.
“Faith and Politics: How the ‘Moral Values’ Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together”
Written by John Danforth (Viking Adult, 2006). Danforth, a former Republican senator from Missouri and an ordained Episcopalian minister, speaks out against the conflation of political agendas with religious views and the religious right’s focus on wedge issues.
“The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church”
Written by Gregory A. Boyd (Zondervan, 2006). Boyd, a theologian and pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minn., discusses his worry over the growing alignment of Christianity and the right-wing ideology of the Republican Party.
“Thy Kingdom Come: An Evangelical’s Lament: How the Religious Right Distorts the Faith and Threatens America”
Written by Randall Balmer (Basic Books, 2006). Balmer, an evangelical Christian, writes about what he believes has been the hijacking of the Christian faith on behalf of the Republican Party.
“Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction”
Written by David Kuo (Free Press, 2006). Kuo, who served as George W. Bush’s deputy director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, discusses his path of disillusionment as he tried to blend faith and politics in the Bush White House.