What we saw today is a clear declaration that many white people would rather live in a white dictatorship than in a multiracial democracy.
Election 2020
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Religious leaders: Reject the attempt to overturn election results for Trump
Dozens of Catholics were among more than 2,000 religious and community leaders who urged Congress to reject any effort to overturn the results of November’s presidential election.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Watergate prosecutor: Trump’s attempt to overthrow the election is criminal—and should be investigated
Philip Allen Lacovara, who served as special counsel to Watergate prosecutors, described the president’s call to election officials in Georgia as “a new low in Trumpian mendacity and abuse.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
White Catholics will never change if they don’t encounter their marginalized neighbors
Did Catholic voters consider the marginalized in this year’s election? Shannon K. Evans writes that personal encounters with those whose rights are threatened can make a difference.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The shameful participation of Catholic leaders in Trump’s attempt to steal the election
Some are claiming the warrant of the Gospel for these assaults on democracy, which undermines the credibility of evangelization.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Tell us: What should President Joe Biden’s first 100 days look like?
When President-elect Joe Biden becomes President Joe Biden on Jan. 20, 2021, what should his first 100 days look like?
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Poll: Latino Protestants are more conservative and supportive of Trump than Latino Catholics
Latino voters this election season were instrumental in helping flip the state of Arizona blue for the first time since 1996, but in Florida and Texas more Latinos than expected voted for President Donald Trump.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Tim Shriver: Our religions can unite us if we build them back better
The mystics of all the great traditions teach that the experience of oneness is not only attainable but also essential. And our country needs that unity now more than ever.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
Matt Malone, S.J.: Christmas reminds us that there is only one redeemer (and it’s not the president)
The United States is a unique achievement in a fallen world.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Your Take: Reactions to the 2020 Election
A selection of reader reactions to the 2020 election.