I just thought some of you might like to know that I was recently interviewed by ultra-conservative Christian news magazine WORLD, for an article entitled “Young evangelicals leaving conservatism”. I thought the writer did a fair job of representing me and other progressive Christians, though some of the comments posted below the article are rather amusing. At any rate, it’s encouraging that now even the mouthpieces of the Religious Right are willing to admit that they are losing my generation. Read more
After the 2004 election Beliefnet used data compiled from the Fourth National Survey on Religion and Politics to introduce a typology of religious groupings that influence American politics. You can see the twelve groupings and their percentage among the total voting population in the pie-chart below: You can read a more complete description of each group and how they voted in the 2004 election here, and an analysis of the voting trends here. The most surprising finding, given common stereotypes… Read more
On a recent post Donna (aka writerdd) made this comment: As I said on skepchick recently, it’s important to remember that most fundies “are not the evil, bigoted fools portrayed by the media. Although these people do exist, primarily as hypocritical leaders who care more about power or money than they care about spirituality or charity, the layperson sitting in the pew is much more likely to be sincere and compassionate, with a burning desire to please God and to… Read more
Jim Wallis, head of Sojourners, a Christian activist organization that is often taking on the Religious Right and advocating for a more politically progressive Christianity focused on issues of poverty and environmental stewardship, was on the Daily Show the other night to promote his new book The Great Awakening. You can watch the interview here. (Sorry, but I can’t get the video to embed properly, just click the link.) Wallis made several comments during the interview that I think folks… Read more