Politics

Pew Research: “The number of people who say churches and other houses of worship should express their views on social and political issues is up six percentage points since the 2010 midterm elections, from 43 percent to 49 percent.” CPost

“Differences and disagreements at the congregational level are more likely to drive people away from the Church, they conclude.” CPost

Some evangelicals in Republican Party are feeling left out, see no standard-bearer

“Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and past caucus winners Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee addressed more than 1,000 evangelical voters at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames.”

“At the risk of appearing predictable, the Bible was and remains the biggest influence on my thinking. I was raised reading it, memorizing passages from it and being guided by it. I still find it a source of wisdom, comfort and encouragement.” CPost

What Your Internet Use Says About Your Politics

“Give it three more presidential election cycles and the Democrat Party’s platform will be expressly antireligious.” Kurt Schlichter at Townhall.com

“The Texas Republican and tea party favorite used his appearance here at the Virginia school founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell to test a message to young evangelicals” AP

“ ‘I don’t sit around in my office thinking up controversies. But I do use controversy to shine the light on Jesus Christ,’ Jeffress, the pastor of the 11,000-member First Baptist Church of Dallas, said Thursday (Jan. 9).” Baptist Press