A ‘new call to justice’: Progressive Christian leaders respond to Democrat candidate faith talk
Many progressive Christian leaders have also observed this apparent rise in faith talk among Democratic presidential candidates, with some expressing optimism over the trend.
Jim Wallis, president and founder of Sojourners, told The Christian Post in an interview that he believed it was part of the effort to make the Democratic Party a “more faith-friendly party.”
“There are a number of these candidates who are people of faith,” explained Wallis, “who have been wanting to figure out how to bring their faith more into their political conversations.”
"I don't endorse or ever endorse a candidate. Never have. What I endorse is a fuller, deeper, more thoughtful, richer conversation about the relationship between faith and politics."...