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“Whoever uncouples the religious and the social life has not understood Jesus,” he wrote. In 1907, for instance, Baptist theologian Walter Rauschenbusch popularized the social gospel in his book Christianity and the Social Crisis, which encouraged Americans to channel their religious principles into activism. Since the late nineteenth century, progressives have connected the social gospel to social justice issues such as poverty, public health, taxation, and wealth equity reforms. Whereas Christian Republicans emphasize prayer, doctrine, the end-times, personal sin, and salvation, Christian Democrats tend to promote the social gospel-namely, Jesus’ mandate to care for others, especially the poor and oppressed. Instead, they offer religious voters, particularly Christian voters, with critical alternatives for applying faith to politics, albeit with a decidedly different tone and message than their counterparts in the GOP. Though they may frame their policies on abortion rights and gay rights in non-religious terms, Democrats do not avoid or dismiss religion altogether. This year, many of the top Democratic hopefuls have made a concerted effort to affirm their religious beliefs. After 2016, pundits criticized Hillary Clinton for failing to reach out more to religious voters, but in fact she consistently spoke about her own Methodist faith. In 2007, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton sat down with Jim Wallis, the founder of the progressive evangelical organization Sojourners, on CNN to discuss religion, and in the 2016 race, vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine made frequent mention of his Catholicism. Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton were certainly well versed in church-talk. Yet the Democratic Party’s secular image seems erroneous when one considers how often candidates have folded religious rhetoric into their campaigns. To be sure, there are rising numbers of religiously unaffiliated Democratic voters, and fewer white Christians vote for candidates on the left. In the fall of 2019, the Washington Examiner detailed the party’s apparent aversion to any mention of prayer, Scripture, or God’s will, and a Religion News Service column pointedly asked the question: “Do the Democrats have a religion problem?” The New York Times assumed there was a God gap between the two major parties when it heralded a religious revival on the left in 2017, claiming that religious liberals had “sat out of politics” for the past 40 years. Lame duck comes back to roost ( .For decades, the Democratic Party has been diagnosed with a “religion problem,” an accusation that still makes headlines. Make a tasty blueberry pie with the good Claire ( ) » (9 comments) Ugly ass baby giraffe/future influencer perfectly times big debut for maximum publicity ( npr.org ) » (0 comments) The obvious result is obvious ( ) » (10 comments) The late Dustin Diamond's Wisconsin house, which was left in piggish condition either by squatters or Screech himself, finally sells after two years ( ) » (7 comments)Īpex Legends players urge fans to stop slaying Apex Legends. ♫ My balls are always bouncing To the left and to the right ♫ ( ) » (0 comments) Mayan rulers' ashes were turned into rubber balls for sport. Six Flags downgraded to Four 1/2 Banners and a Pennant ( ) » (4 comments) Puck drop 2pm ET on TSN & NHL Network ( ) » (13 comments)ĭan Campbell is a pretty good guy ( ) » (9 comments) The Finns hope to keep the Czechs in check, Canada plays Slovakia, and the USA takes on those filthy neutrals Switzerland (at least with enemies you know where you stand). "Something something Trump National Golf Course" ( nj.com ) » (7 comments)ĭay 3 of the 2022 World Juniors. "Putrid smell still lingering in N.J." Select punch line: 1.
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