by Vote Common Good Team | Oct 4, 2022 | Press Coverage
On Tuesday, local faith leaders and activists against the death penalty rallied at the Texas State Capitol to protest the pending execution of John Henry Ramirez. The Evangelical group Vote Common Good hosted the rally with Death Penalty Action to deliver 15,000...
by Vote Common Good Team | Oct 1, 2022 | Press Coverage
Chris Jones, the Democratic nominee for governor of Arkansas, spoke with religious leaders Tuesday in North Little Rock, highlighting his faith and his vision for the state. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Frank E. Lockwood) With two preachers’ kids and a pastor in...
by Vote Common Good Team | Sep 28, 2022 | Press Coverage
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill Sept. 20, 2022, in Washington, D.C. DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES As ordained Christian ministers, we have been distressed to see Christian nationalism increasingly normalized....
by Vote Common Good Team | Sep 27, 2022 | Press Coverage
Chris Jones at the Faith, Hope, and Love Rally in Little Rock, AR As the race to be the next governor of Arkansas continues, a group of evangelical pastors said they are hoping to push voters past party lines. During an event in Little Rock Tuesday the group Vote...
by Vote Common Good Team | Aug 24, 2022 | Press Coverage
The progressive evangelical advocacy group Vote Common Good this week unveiled a billboard campaign in Pennsylvania urging faith voters to reconsider their vote in November. The group is calling on faith voters to ditch their support of GOP gubernatorial candidate...
by Vote Common Good Team | Aug 2, 2022 | Press Coverage
Doug Pagitt, Vote Common Good organizer, introduces the first speaker of the night as community members and local candidates speak on the challenges of running in today’s current political climate Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, at Park Theatre in downtown Holland....
by Vote Common Good Team | Jul 13, 2022 | Press Coverage
Doug Pagitt, a Midwestern Evangelical Pastor and founder of Vote Common Good, describes that in the 2020 election, there was a 5 to 10 percent shift in Evangelical voters away from Republicans. He is confident that an additional 5 to 10 percent are looking for an...
by Vote Common Good Team | Apr 17, 2022 | Press Coverage
Opponents of the death penalty rallied in downtown Nashville to protest the execution of Oscar Smith in the March4Mercy. People in Sunday’s march included members from several churches, former death row prisoners, and numerous others. The march started at Riverbend...
by Vote Common Good Team | Apr 14, 2022 | Press Coverage
Christy Berghoef, right, grew up in the Christian Reformed Church. She’s now a leader at the more progressive Holland United Church of Christ, where her husband, Bryan Berghoef, left, is pastor.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Growing up in this small town near the...
by Vote Common Good Team | Apr 8, 2022 | Press Coverage
As the ReAwaken America Tour reaches Salem, Oregon, on April 2, 2022, Faithful America’s mobile billboard is there to protest. The group Faithful America held a press call on Thursday that served as a platform for Christian leaders to speak out against the ongoing...
