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The criticism leveled against An Evangelical Manifesto, released this week, covers the expected territory, from questions about the motives of the steering committee and signers, to warnings that the devil is behind it all, to—get this—charges that the title of the document implies a connection with what is commonly called the Communist Manifesto. Never mind…

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,…
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