


“How Does a Christian Vote for Trump?”
A young parishioner recently asked Pastor Jane Willan, “How can someone who is a Christian vote for Donald Trump?” She answers the question in an editorial for the Worcester Telegram. Simply put, Willan suggests that Christians may be acting selfishly....
“There’s a difference between the Prophetic Voice and the Political Voice”
Pastor and author Jane Willan talked with Spencer Downing about her recent editorial, “How Does a Christian Vote for Trump?” I’m Spencer Downing and I’m talking with Jane Willan, who is pastor of First Congregational Church – United Church of...
If You Remove Christian Voters, He’s Not President.
Before we jump into what’s going on at the moment, two years into the Trump presidency, I want to go back to the period of time prior to the election and what the role of the evangelicals were in terms of these narratives that we’re now seeing play out....
Frank Schaeffer: I Helped Trump Take Over
Hi everybody it’s David Riordon and welcome to the Common Good. Today I’m talking to one of the leading lights of the Common Good Movement and the Vote Common Good bus tour, which we’ll talk about in a minute, and that’s Frank Schaeffer. Now,...
Will the IRS Let Our Church Host an Event?
HERE’S THE OFFICIAL IRS POSITION Hey this is Doug Pagitt. I’ve got a couple of thoughts about what it takes for a church to host a Vote Common Good event. Vote Common Good is a nonpartisan 501(c)4 organization that is barnstorming the country to encourage...
I’m Compelled By My Faith to Do Something
Doug Pagitt wrote to supporters of the Greater Things Foundation explaining his current focus on Vote Common Good. “My belief in the Good News of God,” he writes, “leads me to work for the Common Good of all people.” Right now, that means changing Congress...
Close Is Not Good Enough
Pundits are scrambling and scribbling to discern the lessons from Ohio’s special election on Tuesday. We believe there is one major take-away. The irrepressible Doug Pagitt summed it up: “Close is not good enough!” We are not playing horseshoes. Come...
What is the Common Good?
The Common Good teaches us to seek what’s best for everyone, beginning with the last, the least, the lost, the most vulnerable, and the most forgotten.

Is Our Story Your Story, Too?
We are broken-hearted and angry about the ugly turn our nation has taken, and the role many of our fellow Christians have played in that turn.