The common good is the alternative to MAGA Trumpism
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We’re pastors. The fight against Maga Christianity starts locally.
Trump’s movement has used the Christian faith to fuel oppression. Here’s how we are standing against it. Read Doug Pagitt’s and Lori Walke’s opinion in The Guardian →
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The Guardian – We’re pastors. The fight against Maga Christianity starts locally
‘As faith leaders, our greatest strength during Trump 2.0 and the rise of Christian nationalism is our local congregations.’ Photograph: Olga Fedorova/EPA Donald Trump wants us to believe that the “war on Christianity” is spreading across the globe. The US president...
The Guardian – ‘Trump is inconsistent with Christian principles’: why the Democratic party is seeing a rise of white clergy candidates
Supporters cheer as James Talarico kicks off his Senate campaign in Round Rock, Texas, on 9 September 2025. Photograph: Mikala Compton/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images ... Whereas Carter earned 60% of the white evangelical vote in 1976, fellow Democrat...
Axios – The Christians mounting a moral counter to Trump’s immigration agenda
Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photos: Russell Contreras/Axios, Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu, David Pashaee/Middle East Images/AFP, and Spencer Platt via Getty Images A diverse coalition of moderate and progressive Christians has opted to jump off the pulpit and...
The Free Press – Trump White House Plots Ways to Go After Left-Wing Groups
Guy Smallman via Getty Images Doug Pagitt a progressive evangelical pastor who leads the advocacy group Vote Common Good, said he has expected a crackdown in the nonprofit sector ever since Trump won reelection. “It's what so many of us have worried about,” he told...