by Spencer Downing | Oct 8, 2018 | understanding the problem
For almost two years (99 weeks, to be precise) Amy Siskind has been tracking changes made by Trump’s administration that she calls, The Weekly List. Most, if not all, of these changes have moved our nation further away from the common good. Her reason is simple...
by Spencer Downing | Oct 8, 2018 | Caravan
The Vote Common Good Tour is rolling across the country. In Morgantown, West Virginia, the team met face-to-face with believing voters. They made clear their reasons for calling like-minded Americans to change their votes toward the Common Good. Christy Berghoef gave...
by Spencer Downing | Oct 8, 2018 | Vote Common Good
Imagine this scenario: You voted for Trump in 2016. You held your nose, decided that taking the least-bad option would be better than failing your responsibility to participate as a citizen, and you marked your ballot to elect the lecherous, foul-mouthed phony who at...
by Spencer Downing | Sep 25, 2018 | Vote Common Good
At Vote Common Good, we regularly get the question, “How can you campaign to flip Congress and still call yourselves nonpartisan?” Easy. We do not advocate for a party. We are calling for the Common Good. This year, in this election, in these circumstances, the Common...
by Spencer Downing | Sep 17, 2018 | Vote Common Good
Doug Pagitt has taken to the airwaves, spoken in public, and been online spreading the word about the need for us all to consider the common good when we vote. Until now, he has not been as explicit from the front of the church. That changed on Sunday. In talking with...
by Spencer Downing | Sep 17, 2018 | the common good
Tucked into one of the less-visited corners of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, you can find an exhibit that sheds light on one of the most relevant aspects of the Common Good — the stranger. A lot of our discussion about immigration and the common good...
by Spencer Downing | Sep 17, 2018 | understanding the problem
In a scathing article, Louisiana-based columnist Tim Morris called out the evangelical leadership. In his words, “Evangelical leaders have sold their souls to Donald Trump.” His essay for the Times-Picayune presents a religiously-aware call to moral action. Morris...
by Vote Common Good Team | Sep 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Though Vote Common Good had announced that the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, would be participating in our event this October, we regret that we had not discussed with Rev. Barber our stated commitment to “dislodge control of...
by Spencer Downing | Sep 4, 2018 | the common good
Greg Cook reminds us that there is a community of faithful believers welcoming you to act on your conviction to Vote Common Good. When you think of the words “Common Good,” what sorts of things have you been thinking about? I have been thinking about our heritage, as...
by Spencer Downing | Sep 4, 2018 | the common good
Brett Kavanaugh may be a bad choice—even for evangelicals. For evangelical voters, this week promises to be the biggest in years. Supposedly, choosing a morally-inferior president would be offset by a superior Supreme Court choice. That choice comes to fruition...
