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Earlier this week (“Christians and Politics: Too much or too little?”) I shared information from a public opinion survey which showed Americans’ significant level of comfort with “Christians being involved in politics.” The poll found the following levels of support for such involvement: all Americans (52%), Protestants (61%), weekly church attendees (65%), and born-again/Evangelicals (72%).…

Over the past few weeks, a national polling firm for LifeWay Research and the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission conducted a survey asking Americans to respond to this statement: “I am concerned that at times Christians are too involved in politics.” The results were quite informative. The majority of Americans (52%) either “strongly disagree” (32%)…

…or “If I Were to Run for Office.” Trust me, I’d be branded a right-winger, a neo-con Republican, an ultra-liberal Democrat, an anti-abortion pro-abortionist, and a bigoted anti-Semitic. And all because of the churches I’ve chosen to remain in. I decline to get involved in the Wright-Hagee thing because 1) it’s eclipsing other important issues,…

By: Marcia Ford Greetings! I’m Marcia Ford, author of We the Purple: Faith, Politics and the Independent Voter, and I’ll be your guest blogger this week. I know I’m in good company here; not only am I always up for a rousing and boisterous conclave on faith and politics, but also in my book I…
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