Conservative Christians Were Skeptical of Mail-In Ballots. Now They Are Gathering Them in Churches
Trump has long criticized this voting method as rife with fraud — an unfounded assertion.
People of Faith Delivering Democracy This Midterm Season
Andrea Marta of Faith in Action argues that this year we are increasingly seeing how white Christian Nationalism is dominating midterm election campaigns and contributing to voter suppression tactics. While advocacy efforts cannot be limited to the ballot box, voters of faith, especially Black and
A Response to the Faith & Freedom Coalition
Rev. Erin Dickey has penned an open letter to Ralph Reed, founder and chairman of the Faith & Freedom Coalition. Reed's group sent out “2022 non-partisan voter guides” to congregations around the United States that ask and answer a specific set of questions – but
Texas Pastors Use Pulpit to Remind Members to Vote, Listing Candidates Who are Church Members
Gateway Church in Southlake and First Baptist Grapevine mixed politics with religion last weekend but stopped short of endorsing candidates. Read full piece
Virginia GOP Won’t Let Orthodox Jews Vote Absentee in Sabbath-Day Convention
Republican Party leaders have rejected a plea to let Orthodox Jews and others with religious obligations on Saturdays vote absentee in the GOP's May 8 nominating convention, where the party will choose its candidates for governor and two other statewide offices. Read full piece
Mississippi GOP Senator Says it’s Wrong to Vote on Sunday for Religious Reasons
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday said she believed it's wrong to hold voting events on Sunday due to religious reasons. Read full piece
Trump Alum, Social Conservatives Launch Effort to Kill HR 1
A trio of pro-family and anti-abortion groups led by Trump alum Ken Cuccinelli will soon launch a multimillion-dollar campaign to restore confidence in election outcomes among social conservatives, RealClearPolitics has learned. Read full piece
Detroit Pastor on Delayed Wayne County Election Certification: ‘Shame on Those Enablers’
On Wednesday, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan joined Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, president of the Detroit Branch NAACP, in a news conference to condemn Republican efforts to invalidate Detroit votes. Anthony, who is also pastor of Fellowship Chapel, called on election officials to stand up for
How Biden Swung the Religious Vote
Trump’s team thought religious-minded voters would save him in key states. They now appear to have turned away just enough for him to lose. Read full piece
It Began on a Gold Escalator. It May Have Ended at Four Seasons Total Landscaping.
The end came in all the places you’d expect, in all the ways you’d expect, with all the people you’d expect. Read full piece