Churches, Politics, and Voters' Guides

As Agape Press reports on two recent studies showing that only 6% of clergy and 11% of lay church members said they feel their own church is "very involved in local politics or political issues," the Decatur, Alabama Daily News reports on two alternative voters guides that will be distributed in the state to church members. One guide is published by Christian Action Alabama. It focuses on candidates' views on specific legislative issues. A more recent entry is a guide by Redeem the Vote that asks candidates more general questions about the church they attend, their favorite Bible verse, how they will publicly acknowledge their faith, and what role their faith will pay in formulating public policy.