foreign policy
A post-Afghanistan foreign policy means more diplomacy, less corruption
By Thomas Reese — August 31, 2021
(RNS) — It is time for a foreign policy that favors diplomacy rather than guns.
Pompeo’s rights commission distilled decades of evangelicals’ hopes
By Simran Jeet Singh — November 23, 2020
(RNS) — Rights seen as coming directly from God are emphasized over economic justice and fighting the types of abuses exacted by right-wing authoritarian leaders.
Follow other nations’ lead on gays? Be careful what you ask for
By Jonathan Merritt — May 8, 2015
It is inconsistent to exploit non-Western perspectives on LGBT rights but refuse to hear those same voices on matters such as nation building, the waging of imperialistic wars, immigration, environmental policy, and foreign aid.
DAVID FRENCH: Why Christians should not vote for Hillary
By David French — April 13, 2015
The Iraq War veteran and contributor to National Review says Hillary Clinton was "a dishonest First Lady, a middling senator, and a failed Secretary of State. That is hardly the resume of a commander-in-chief." Here he argues why Christians shouldn't support her.
What is an ‘evangelical foreign policy?’
By Jonathan Merritt — April 25, 2014
A lot of hot air is devoted to American evangelicals' work on domestic issues such as abortion and gay marriage. But Mark Amstutz, professor of political science at Wheaton College, explains what an evangelical foreign policy looks like.
Why Christians shouldn’t support Dennis Rodman’s North Korea circus
By Jonathan Merritt — January 11, 2014
Rodman's antics are consistent with his eccentric past. But they are not diplomacy, and Christians shouldn't support them.
Author Sandra Teplinsky urges Christians to love both Israelis and Palestinians
By Jonathan Merritt — January 10, 2014
Messianic Jew and author Sandra Teplinsky makes a Christian case for caring about the conflict in Israel-Palestine.
American Christian in Iraq works to save lives
By Jonathan Merritt — October 15, 2013
An American Christian living in Iraq talks about religious tensions there and the work he's doing to resolve them.
NAE’s Leith Anderson: Evangelicals oppose strike against Syria
By Jonathan Merritt — September 5, 2013
NAE president Leith Anderson says evangelicals disagree on Syria, but 62.5% of the leaders he surveyed oppose military intervention.
Spurgeon: How the politically liberal preacher became a conservative Christian paragon
By Jonathan Merritt — August 12, 2013
Charles Spurgeon is revered among conservative Christians, but many don't know he was politically liberal.
Politics, patriotism, and pacifism: An interview with Stanley Hauerwas
By Jonathan Merritt — July 31, 2013
"America's Best Theologian" talks about war, peace, and the church's relationship with the state.
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