Jonathan Merritt

Family Research Council and a Denial of Partisan Christianity

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 04.05.2012

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Let's be honest here. Does anyone believe an effort like this one isn't an attempt to register those who will almost certainly vote Republican?

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Why I Am a Christian Independent

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 05.12.2012

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Christians cannot join the ranks of the politically apathetic. Whatever following Jesus means, it cannot be merely a private matter. But we aren't forced to choose a human-formed party with a systemized divide-and-conquer agenda either.

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Christians Lament "Debt Crisis," Call For "Intergenerational Justice"

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Biblical Justice is more than a private virtue or moral platitude. Justice is a commitment to care for those who are powerless, to speak for those who lack a voice.

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Will "Radical" Christianity Have Any Effect on the American Church?

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over-sized mansions, super-sized French fries, and sport utility vehicles. These are the marks of contemporary America, and we're proud of them. After...

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Living Together as Brothers in a World With Nuclear Weapons

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

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We live in partisan times heightened by this election season. But it is precisely times like these in which Christian statesmen are called to rise above the fray and do what is right.

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Is the Prop 8 Battle the Last Stand for Christian Culture Warriors?

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Religion, Culture Wars, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Prop 8, Religion and Politics, Christianity, Jonathan Merritt, Glenn Beck, Gay Marriage, Evangelicals, Religion News

Same-sex marriage is indisputably one of the hottest "culture war issues" of the last two decades. "Culture Wars Go Nuclear," proclaimed Gary Bauer's ...

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Faith and Factory Farming

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

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The divine plan doesn't require vegetarianism or the abolition of meat, but factory farming isn't a good practice and our addiction to meat only complicates things.

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Some Call for Complete Congressional Turnover

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Several political groups carrying the banner of self-governance are now shouting, "Enough." They believe that Americans are better off ruling themselves instead of relegating our affairs to "professional politicians."

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Evangelicals On Disarmament: A Good START To A Safer World

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

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I think the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), which reduces American and Russian nuclear arsenals, makes us safer and is consistent with the divine call upon Christians to be peacemakers.

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Sociologist Says The Right Leader Is Handling the Oil Spill

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 11.17.2011

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Maybe what we really need isn't a funnel or a cap or a plan to clean-up all the beaches that will doubtlessly turn black in the days ahead. Perhaps we need a few more leaders with the guts to look us in the eyes and tell us the truth.

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Social Experiment: Living ALL Oprah's Advice for 12 Months?

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 11.17.2011

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What happens when a 35-year-old average American woman decides to spend 12 months following every piece of advice Oprah gives? Robyn Okrant can tell y...

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Grading Obama One Year Later

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Our Founders knew what they were doing when they gave presidents four-year terms. If Obama came to Washington to change America for the better, he's got three more years to prove it.

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Are Christians Key to Anti-Nuke Movement?

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

The Christian God abhors the shedding of innocent blood and nuclear weapons are only capable of widespread, indiscriminate killing and destruction of life.

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Reuse or Recycle? Try Freecycling

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

Unfortunately, there is more to sustainable living than just recycling. Recycling is good, but it is even better not to use disposable goods if possible.

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Common Ground on Abortion, Finally

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ron Sider, Abortion, Politics, Abortion Reduction, Abortion Rights, Joel Hunter, Jonathan Merritt, Christianity, Pro-Life, Common Ground, Pro-Choice, Politics News

Pro-life Christians and pro-choice political progressives have struck a partnership. Their goal is to reduce the need for and occurrences of abortions in America.

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