President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he visits outside St. John's Church across Lafayette Park from the White House Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington. Part of the church was set on fire during protests on Sunday night. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Contribution by Linda Seger, ThD Recently, Trump stood with two sacred
In response to NYT article “Christianity Will Have Power” (by Elizabeth Dias 8-9-2020) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/09/us/evangelicals-trump-christianity.html By Justin Anderson “For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory for ever and ever, amen.” The New York Times recently collected and aired the grievances of a small conservative town in the Midwest. The overwhelming sentiment of
Contributed article by Audrey Yu (Maria Audrey Lukito), International grad student at the University of Notre Dame Don’t get me wrong, America. I love you. I first came to you at the age of 13, right after the 9/11 attack, to enter an early-entrance program. Although you were preparing to go to war at that
by Christina Forrester This health, economic and social crisis has come upon us here in America at a time when we are sharply divided. Political and social tribalism, helped out by social media, is at its peak. Cancel culture is rampant, families are split apart, entire religious denominations are split apart and non-denominational churches throughout
CDA Endorses Joe Biden for President by Christina Forrester We are at an unprecedented time in our country. Politics has taken a back seat to the crisis and new life we find ourselves in. I find myself finding hope however, in the idea of future leadership that would steer us away from a crisis such
Editor's Note: The Biden campaign shared this article with Christian Democrats of America. We have reached out to the Bernie Sanders campaign requesting a similar article on faith, values or a message for Democrats of faith, and will post this to the blog if the campaign responds. CDA will not be endorsing any candidate for
By Bjorn Beer How many hundreds of times have you heard the statistic that 81% of white Evangelical Christians voted for Trump? When those in the secular press use it, it takes on a dismissive tone towards the whole religion (as if white Evangelical Christians are representative of the entire religion). When progressive Christians use
Interview with Executive Director of Network Lobby and Nuns on a Bus movement founder, Sister Simone Campbell. Watch the video of our interview with Sister Simone on our Facebook page or Youtube! The place where real Christian values meets politics. Available on iTunes, Spotify, or anywhere you listen to podcasts! Believe in our message, movement
Exclusive Democratic Primary Predictions Note: this is a special report from a CDA contributor. The views expressed here do not express the views of Christian Democrats of America as an organization, our affiliates or team. Raoul Davis, brand strategist and former political operative, has provided CDA exclusive predictions for the Democratic primaries. Davis has a
The Faith, Politics & the Common Good Voter's Summit and Presidential Forum is the first event CDA will be taking part in with Vote Common Good. Christina Forrester, CDA Director, will be presenting at the event on January 10th. Registration is free for CDA members here. Christian Democrats of America is excited to
