Catherine Guiles, a reporter for Medill Reports, spent part of the summer and fall traveling across the country to Christian college campuses to talk to students, professors and staff about issues of faith and politics. Her work, which was funded by a grant from the Lilly Foundation, included interviews with Goshen College students and faculty.   » Read more…

Presidential campaigns carry with them a collection of temptations for Christians (and non-believers) we seldom acknowledge. Both candidates and their running mates profess to be Christian, and yet who among them or their staff could claim to have never distorted their opponents record, never taken a quote out of context for political gain, never embellished their own record, never ducked an opportunity to speak prophetically about a sensitive issue, never taken money from a questionable source - and the list of pecadillos goes on and on and on.   » Read more…

In thinking about the post-election climate, I somehow gravitated to John D. Roth’s 2005 essay “Called to One Peace: Christian Faith and One Witness in a Divided Culture.” (Sorry John, but I read your piece after I had cast my ballot early . . . maybe the fact that I found your essay is evidence of God’s prevenient grace.)   » Read more…

When I was in the sixth grade, Dwight Eisenhower became president, defeating Estes Kefauver. After the election one of my friends said, “We all must be for Eisenhower now.” I have remembered his comment because of the wisdom he displayed. Regardless of whether we have a President McCain or President Obama, we must be for him. To be otherwise is to be obstructionist.   » Read more…

Given the substantial and continued drops in the stock market these past days, I am more concerned than ever about the shameful situation that exists in our historically Christian nation. That is, I find the prevailing notion that healthcare is a market commodity and not a basic human right in the US an affront to my Catholic Christian beliefs, the core values of my ministry site, Goshen College, and the ethics of my nursing profession.   » Read more…

Students submitted these views during the presidential candidate debate between U.S. Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama on Oct. 7 at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.   » Read more…

Students submitted these views during the vice presidential candidate debate between U.S. Sen. Joe Biden and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Oct. 2.   » Read more…

As I follow politics, I am always struck, and saddened by, the general unwillingness to listen. “Because I know the Truth, everyone else must not unless they agree entirely with me. Because I now have a monopoly on absolute Truth, there is no reason for me to listen to others.”   » Read more…

Tomorrow, Indiana residents will play a significant role in the Democratic presidential race. It has been a long time – at least 40 years – since voices in this great state in the country’s heartland have had such influence and were so valued.   » Read more…

As a newcomer to the American political scene, the past four years of living in this nation has been a time of learning for me, and also a time of frequent exclamations of surprise. As a Canadian, I was most surprised by the strong party affiliations that function here.   » Read more…

In Genesis 4:9, God asks Cain where Abel is, Cain snaps back with an impertinent question: “He said, ‘I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?’” I think Cain knows, like we know, that the answer to his question is, “Yes!” I believe that God expects us to be one another’s keeper.   » Read more…

In 2005, following the heated presidential election between George W. Bush and John Kerry, Professor of History John D. Roth called on Mennonites to take a five-year political sabbatical to work at reconciliation. Also, for reasons of conscience, Roth has chosen not to vote in national presidential elections.   » Read more…