by Doug Pagitt | Jul 13, 2021 | Press Coverage, Voices
Supporters of President Donald Trump gather outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar) The following is an opinion written in The Washington Post by Doug Pagitt, executive director of Vote Common Good: At last month’s Southern...
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,...
