Politics

Article Politics and Faith
- By Jenny Youngman
- Posted on March 19th, 2012
Young people may not have a vote just yet, but they can surely have a voice. Youth ministry professor and popular speaker Kenda Creasy Dean tells us that youth today are more…
Article Meeting the "Mormon Moment"
- By Mike Poteet
- Posted on March 5th, 2012
Although several primaries remain, Mitt Romney continues to be a front-runner for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination and the most viable Mormon presidential…
Article Being a Pastor in an Election Year
- By Robert A. Ratcliff
- Posted on February 27th, 2012
It’s hard enough to act like a Christian during an election year; trying to be a pastor while all this political hoopla is going on is downright hazardous. Because political …
Article Being Christian in an Election Year, Part 2
- By Robert A. Ratcliff
- Posted on February 13th, 2012
To everyone except political junkies, presidential election years have all the charm of an extended toothache. Ask why, and the average voter will tell you it’s because the…
Article Review: Hijacked
- By Clayton Childers
- Posted on February 3rd, 2012
Hijacked, by Mike Slaughter, Charles Gutenson, and Robert P. Jones, is a summons; a call to the "evangelical church" to recognize that its close identification with the far…
Article Being Christian in an Election Year, Part 1
- By Robert A. Ratcliff
- Posted on February 2nd, 2012
For political junkies, a presidential election year is a joy; it's Christmas, the World Series, and a snow day all rolled into one year-long celebration of democracy. For the rest …