Democrats are running pastors for office. Republicans are attacking their religious comments. - POLITICO

“As a person of faith, I think that it’s time for the Democratic Party to reassert that Democrats are a big tent, and we have many elected officials from different faiths for whom faith is something very important to them,” said Ben McAdams, the Democratic nominee in Utah’s 1st District and a volunteer Sunday School teacher in his Latter-day Saint congregation in Salt Lake City. “The Republican Party of Donald Trump does not seem to be reflecting the Christian values that I grew up with.”…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/29/talarico-hamilton-christian-democrats-republican-attacks-01096657

 

Pastors Speak Truth on Charlie Kirk | Why I Fear for Them Now

In this video, we highlight powerful sermons from Christian pastors who spoke out after Charlie Kirk’s death. They refused to stay silent about his racist, divisive, and hateful rhetoric — even as flags were lowered to honor him. 

There are very few pastors left in America who still preach the truth about racism, misogyny, and white nationalism in the church. These voices deserve to be heard — and they deserve our prayers, because speaking truth to power has consequences. 

With Attorney General Pam Bondi and Trump allies vowing to punish anyone who criticizes Kirk, I fear these pastors may be the next targets. If celebrities like Jimmy Kimmel can be silenced, what happens to pastors telling the truth from the pulpit?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waiHpOUOWzE

 

MAGA pastors falsely claim new Colorado law impacts their sermons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H66OgfFV1jg

 

Christian pastors were told to open private schools since taxpayers would foot the bill

At a training session for future pastors, one Christian speaker urged the audience to have their churches launch their own private schools. 

It was easy, he said, because taxpayers were subsidizing his church's school in Florida to the tune of millions of dollars. More importantly, it gave them the chance to win new child converts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC8TRrrLuo4

Charlie Kirk badgers Christian pastors to do more to elect Donald Trump

Rightwing activist urges conference of Protestant leaders to enlist congregants into 'deployments' to swing states…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/12/charlie-kirk-trump

If Pastors Were Honest: Comparing Sermons And Doing The Math

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSv1KqGNBqA

New survey: Most U.S. churchgoers trust their clergy for covid vaccine guidance, but clergy aren’t really offering it - The Washington Post

…Among attendees who said their clergy encouraged them, 87 percent told Pew they were at least partially vaccinated and 82 percent said they were fully vaccinated. Of those attendees whose clergy said nothing or discouraged them, 63 percent said they were partially vaccinated (58 percent fully)...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/10/15/pew-covid-church-evangelical-christian-vaccines/