Finding Common Good Among Evangelicals In The Political Season
A Minneapolis pastor is traveling the country, speaking to conservative Christians about faith and the Republican party under Donald Trump. The conversations are dominated by concerns about abortion.
by Sarah McCammon
Oct 25, 2018
3 minutes
On a recent evening in Houston, under the heavy branches of live oak trees, Doug Pagitt stood before a couple dozen people gathered on blue folding chairs on the Rice University campus.
"You've heard it said that to be a true Christian, you must vote like a Republican," he said. "But we are here to be reminded that just ain't so."
Pagitt, 52, describes himself as a progressive evangelical. He pastors a church in Minneapolis and has been traveling the country by bus, preaching a message that juxtaposes Trump campaign
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