Faithful America: This is what happens when you take Jesus out of Christianity

Dear Faithful America member,

 

If you read the headlines, Christianity is an excuse to treat Muslims as less than human, a justification for shooting up a Planned Parenthood clinic, and even a reason to be upset about Starbucks cups.

 

You and I know that's not what our faith is about. But thanks to right-wing politicians, gullible journalists, and feckless church leaders, today America is seeing a sick and twisted version of Christianity that has nothing to do with Jesus.

 

It's time for us to speak up, and that's why Faithful America exists. As the largest online community of Christians working for social justice, we bring together hundreds of thousands of everyday Christians to raise our voices and show the nation another side of Christianity.

 

But our current funding just won't cut it against the rising tide of right-wing extremism, especially as the election season heats up. We need more staff, more support for local activists, more newsworthy events across the country -- and we can only do it if we raise $25,000 by the end of 2015.

Make an emergency end-of-year donation to Faithful America

With almost 300,000 grassroots members across the country, Faithful America is the largest organization of our kind. We're not affiliated with any church or denomination. We have no pastor, property, or charitable tax status to protect. We're not afraid of criticism, and our small staff and creative use of technology means we can turn on a dime to respond to the latest right-wing attacks.

Here's what our work looks like in action:

• Strength in numbers. Whether it's 15,000 of us or 60,000, each time we join together to challenge the religious right it shows the growing grassroots energy among everyday Christians.
• Headline news. Whether it's an outlet as large as The New York Times or as small as The Billings Montana Gazette, our campaigns consistently generate waves of media coverage -- and get the attention of those targeted by petitions delivered in-person by local Christians.
• Changing conventional wisdom. Politicians and journalists have gotten lazy about assuming that religious-right extremists speak for all Christians. When confronted with our campaigns, their expectations change quickly -- like when CBS host Bob Schieffer said on air that he'd been "inundated" with complaints from Faithful America members about Family Research Council president Tony Perkins.

With the Republican presidential primary heating up, things are about to get a lot busier for Faithful America. Often we have to act on just a few hours' notice, and that means we need to raise funds right now to prepare for the right's next attempts to hijack Christianity.

Make an emergency end-of-year donation to Faithful America

Thank you,

Michael

P.S. Because our work includes holding politicians accountable and advocating for legislation, donations made directly to Faithful America are not tax-deductible. You can instead make a tax-deductible donation to support our educational work via our 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor.