Today, President Biden will deliver his second State of the Union address. The State of the Union (SOTU) gives the president the opportunity to report to Congress and the American people on the current condition of the United States and provides a policy vision for the upcoming legislative year. Unlike last year, Biden is delivering …
Continue...In his Gettysburg address, President Abraham Lincoln described the American system of government as a “government of the people, by the people, [and] for the people”—a unique experiment in world history. But it’s an experiment founded on the understanding, as John Adams and James Madison both articulated, that the people of whom, for whom, and …
Continue...Many Christians don’t realize the Bible has a lot to say about politics. This is partly because we have separated the fields of religion and politics. However, these were not separate in Jesus’ time. There are many passages where we overlook the political dimension because we forget about the historical setting. As one scholar put …
Continue...In this episode, Lindsay and Hannah Daniel discuss the midterm elections and what to watch for. They also talk about the vicious attack on Paul Pelosi and what it reveals about our political climate. ERLC Content Lindsay Nicolet with Seeking the welfare of the city: An Interview About Why Christians Should be Active in the …
Continue...On the Sunday before the 2016 general election, I visited family a few hours from home and attended church with them. The pastor acknowledged the tension that many in the congregation felt regarding the election and the controversial presidential candidates involved. His opening sentence on the topic rang true to me: “You don’t have a …
Continue...“I don’t think the average Christian is nearly political enough.” For Christians paying any attention to political developments in the United States, these words may seem ill-conceived at best, or just plain crazy. Just think, in 21st-century America, the term “evangelical” has been so co-opted by politics that it describes a demographic increasingly viewed as …
Continue...From the morning the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the discussion about abortion and the pro-life movement has been evolving constantly. Our country is having conversations and debates about legislation at the state level, criminalization of women, contraceptives, privacy, and so much more. These are discussions that are sure to affect many college campuses …
Continue...On Mon., March 28, President Biden released his FY 2023 budget proposal. Every year, the president submits his budget proposal, and it serves as a blueprint for the administration’s priorities. A president’s budget proposal has no binding authority over Congress. It is a request and a statement of priorities and serves as a starting point …
Continue...In the leadup to the 2022 midterm elections, there will inevitably be a flurry of reporting on how evangelicals and Christians will vote. Given the polarized nature of politics in our culture, it is not uncommon for partisans to name particular policy positions as varied as tax incentives and carbon taxes as Christian positions with …
Continue...On March 1, President Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address. The U.S. Constitution (Article II, Section 3, clause 1) requires that the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary …
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