Yesterday I posted a video of evangelical Christians Lisa Sharon Harper, Shane Claiborne, Randall Balmer, Ron Sider, Andrew Lucado, Rob Schenk, and others discussing abortion. Today I realized that this conversation took place just before the 2020 elections. Some of...
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Evangelicals discuss abortion
All of these participants–Elaina Ramsey, Shane Claiborne, Andrea Lucado, Jerushah Duford, Tatiana Torres, Rob Schenck, Randall Balmer, Ron Sider, and Lisa Sharon Harper–identify as evangelical Christians. Rob Schenck’s remarks are especially revealing and powerful:...
Ron Sider on the problems with the Democrats
At his Substack page, progressive evangelical Ronald Sider reflects on the current state of his political party. A taste: You would think Democrats would recognize the vast cultural and ideological diversity of the country and say that our pluralistic society...
Pro-Life Evangelicals for Biden respond to the COVID-19 relief package: “We feel used and betrayed”
From Ron Sider and Richard Mouw: Part of this letter confuses me. For example, as a pro-life Christian I voted for Joe Biden knowing full well that he was going to oppose the Hyde Amendment. (Unlike Mouw and Sider I...
Pro-Life Evangelicals for Biden responds to the COVID-19 relief package: “We feel used and betrayed”
Part of this letter confuses me. For example, as a pro-life Christian I voted for Joe Biden knowing full well that he was going to oppose the Hyde Amendment. (Unlike Mouw and Sider I am not a member of the...
Evangelicals condemn Christian nationalism at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021
Evangelicals are coming together to condemn the role Christian nationalism played in the January 6, 2021 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol. Here is the letter: As leaders in the broad evangelical community, we recognize and condemn the role Christian Nationalism...