In the US midterms, many candidates concede with help from a higher power
United StatesRNS The concession speech is unlike any other campaign address. A long-standing political ritual that’s equal parts agony and gratitude, it’s often mixed with palpable relief and unaccustomed honesty as the candidate veers into unscripted territory. And if election night on Tuesday is any indication, it’s a uniquely vulnerable instance: a fleeting moment when […]
Essay: Guns as holiday photo props – The real war on Christmas
SHANE CLAIBORNE, activist, author and co-director of Red Letter Christians, argues – in an article published on Religion News Service – that Christmas photos in which the subjects hold guns is no way to honour Christ…