In The News – September 12, 2019
A round-up of news and stories about the role of faith in American politics.
In The News – August 14, 2019
A round-up of news and stories about the role of faith in American politics.
Statement on Tonight’s Election from Vote Common Good
For Immediate Release November 6, 2018 Vote Common Good MINNEAPOLIS — Pastor Doug Pagitt, executive director of Vote Common Good, issued the following statement in reaction to the election results: “Tonight, the commitment to the Common Good was expressed by...
Plan to watch 2018 Midterm Elections? Let’s make it a party!
Christianity in America, as we know it, is coming to an end. So we find ourselves at a new beginning! For many of us, it is like that moment when we first believed, letting go of what hinders us, stepping into the unknown with faith instead of fear, and running...
VCG On The Road – Las Cruces
Tonight, we were joined by Benjamin L. Corey. He spoke passionately about Jesus, what he went through on Earth and how it relates to our world today. From our time in Las Cruces, we leave you this excerpt. “Jesus was a refugee seeking asylum, undocumented, lived in...
VCG On The Road – San Antonio
Tonight in San Antonio the rain chased us inside, but our meeting was still filled with warmth and light. We were joined by many passionate, powerful leaders, among whom was Shane Claiborne. Shane has been an incredible blessing to Vote Common Good while we’ve...
VCG On The Road – Austin
Each night, we will bring you a taste of our local rally right here on our blog. Tonight, in Austin, Genesis Be shared a powerful poem with us. You can read it below. “Mississippi The Microcosm” powerful words, by Genesis Be Mississippi is a microcosm of a...
VCG On The Road – Dallas
“You will remember on Nov 6 and after that – tonight we have created history!” – Lorie Bunch Tonight, in Dallas, we had one of our very best rallies yet. We were joined by the Reverend Michael Waters, Genesis Be, Doug Pagitt, Samir Selmanovic, Christy...Frank Schaeffer: Elect People With the Guts To Oppose Trump
“Has anybody else sat in Rich DeVos’s office at Amway and walked away with a quarter-million dollar check? I have,”