Pastors at the Polls?
After the most tense election season in generations, clergy members are being trained and deployed to defuse potentially violent encounters on Election Day. Read full piece
More than 230 Texas Christian Leaders: Count All the Votes
On Oct. 31, a coalition of faith groups worked together to launch a sign-on letter calling on faith leaders to condemn the effort to toss ballot in Harris County, Texas (which includes the city of Houston), saying counting every vote “matters in the eyes of
As Election Day Looms, Christian Pastors Make Bold Political Appeals
In their final sermons before Election Day, some of the country’s most prominent Christian pastors urged their listeners on Sunday (Nov. 1) to vote, even as they defended the propriety of addressing politics from the pulpit.
Can Raphael Warnock Go From the Pulpit to the Senate?
The pastor at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where Martin Luther King Jr. once preached, is betting that Georgia is ready to send a religious progressive to Washington. Read full piece
Evangelical Leaders Issue Letter Calling for Peacemaking
A group of evangelical leaders has issued and signed a letter calling for believers to be peacemakers, elevating their identities in Christ above societal divisions. A network known as The Matthew 5:9 Fellowship initiated the letter.
Poll Chaplains Plan to Bring a ‘Prayerful Presence’ to Precincts this Election Day
Several groups are encouraging clergy to serve as chaplains at polling places. Clergy can be on hand to pass out snacks to voters waiting in long lines, maybe a poncho if it starts to rain. They could also play a role amid the rancorous tenor
Ousted by Party, Former Democrat Holds to Pro-Life Platform in Tennessee
Longtime state legislator and Memphis pastor John DeBerry is now running as an Independent. Read full piece
Pastors Feeling Political Pushback from Both Sides — & Then There’s the Younger Generation
Some pastors simply can’t win for losing when trying to navigate the politics consuming many American churches. Read full piece
The Catholic Temptation
Former Vice President Joe Biden is using his Scranton bona fides to win over a key voting bloc. Read full piece
A Black Baptist Pastor’s Zoom Campaign to Save Pennsylvania for Biden
A turnout disaster four years ago and an ongoing pandemic have spurred creative ways to defeat the president. Read full piece