by Vote Common Good Team | Jul 4, 2021 | Press Coverage
This week, Vote Common Good is partnering with Christians Against Christian Nationalism, a large group of faith leaders, to launch a new curriculum aimed at confronting Christian nationalism in churches across the country.
by Vote Common Good Team | Jul 4, 2021 | Press Coverage
A man holds a large wooden cross near the Washington Monument during a rally in support of President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. on January 6. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES “Pastor Doug Pagitt, the executive director of Vote Common Good, and Amanda Tyler,...
by Doug Pagitt | Jun 23, 2021 | Press Coverage, Voices
The following is an opinion written in The Washington Post by Doug Pagitt, executive director of Vote Common Good: Seven months after the tumultuous 2020 presidential election concluded, Republican hopefuls are already lining up for the 2024 nomination. Beyond former...
by Doug Pagitt | May 25, 2021 | Press Coverage, Voices
Creative Commons The following is an opinion written in Religion Unplugged by Doug Pagitt (executive director of Vote Common Good), Shane Claiborne (speaker for Vote Common Good), Lisa Sharon Harper, Jemar Tisby, and Soong-Chan Rah: There are some seismic shifts...
by Doug Pagitt | May 25, 2021 | Press Coverage, Voices
The Rev. Zachary Hoover, left, is with LA Voice, a multiracial and multifaith organization that planned the May 31, 2020, evening vigil in remembrance of George Floyd in Los Angeles. RNS photo by Alejandra Molina The following is an opinion written in Religion News...
by Brian McLaren | May 16, 2021 | How To Heal Our Divides, Voices
The following is an excerpt written by Brian McLaren, speaker for Vote Common Good, for the book How to Heal Our Divides. Available now! In 2017, I was invited to get involved with Vote Common Good, led by my long-time friend Doug Pagitt. Vote Common Good aimed to...
by Shane Claiborne | May 9, 2021 | How To Heal Our Divides, Voices
The following is an excerpt written by Shane Claiborne, speaker for Vote Common Good, for the forthcoming book How to Heal Our Divides. I met a man in Texas once who came up after a speaking event. He confessed to me, “I am a redneck. A gun-toting, whiskey drinking,...
by Michael Waters | May 2, 2021 | How To Heal Our Divides, Voices
The following is an excerpt written by Michael W. Waters, trainer for Vote Common Good, for the forthcoming book How to Heal Our Divides. Around midnight on October 16, 1915, William Joseph Simmons, a Methodist minister, ascended Stone Mountain in Georgia with fifteen...
by Doug Pagitt | Apr 22, 2021 | Press Coverage, Voices
Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepared to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, thousands of people gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims...
by Doug Pagitt | Mar 24, 2021 | Press Coverage, Voices
Christian flags and symbols were prevalent at the January 6 Capitol attack. Selcuk Acar/NurPhoto via Getty Images The following is an opinion written in Business Insider by Ani Zonneveld and Doug Pagitt, executive director of Vote Common Good: With the Senate’s...
