by Spencer Downing | Oct 16, 2018 | Understanding The Problem
“Has anybody else sat in Rich DeVos’s office at Amway and walked away with a quarter-million dollar check? I have,”
by Spencer Downing | Oct 8, 2018 | Vote Common Good
You voted for Trump in 2016. You held your nose, decided that taking the least-bad option would be better than failing your responsibility to participate as a citizen, and you marked your ballot to elect the lecherous, foul-mouthed phony who at least promised to support some worthwhile policies. You became a Trump Voter.
by Spencer Downing | Sep 17, 2018 | Understanding The Problem
In a scathing article, Louisiana-based columnist Tim Morris called out the evangelical leadership. In his words, “Evangelical leaders have sold their souls to Donald Trump.” His essay for the Times-Picayune presents a religiously-aware call to moral action. Morris...
by Spencer Downing | Sep 4, 2018 | The Common Good
Brett Kavanaugh may be a bad choice—even for evangelicals. For evangelical voters, this week promises to be the biggest in years. Supposedly, choosing a morally-inferior president would be offset by a superior Supreme Court choice. That choice comes to fruition...
by Spencer Downing | Sep 4, 2018 | Understanding The Problem
John McCain’s funeral gave the nation a moment to celebrate a life, but plenty of opportunities for rebuke. Kathleen Parker added her voice. Her direct target, however, was not the president but his enablers—elite evangelicals. Like others, Parker noticed Trump’s...