The Black Church Is Getting Back Into Politics. It Never Really Left.
Every few election cycles, someone in national media “discovers” that Black churches are political institutions, as if this were breaking news. It isn’t. It’s the load-bearing wall of Black civic life in this country, going back to before Reconstruction, and it’s doing exactly what it has always done this year, ahead of the November 2026 […]
The Black Church Is Getting Political Again for the Midterms. That’s Not a Compromise of Faith — It’s the Tradition.
As Black congregations mobilize voters ahead of November, the old debate resurfaces about whether the pulpit should touch politics at all — but that debate misreads the Black church’s own history, and misreads what the moment actually requires.
Churches Are Becoming “Democracy Hubs.” Here’s the Question Nobody’s Asking Yet.
Faith leaders across Minnesota and beyond are turning houses of worship into “democracy hubs” ahead of the midterms. Marcus Hart on why the impulse is right and the execution needs guardrails.
Democracy Hubs: Should Churches Be in the Voter Turnout Business?
A growing interfaith movement wants churches, mosques, and synagogues to serve as democracy hubs ahead of the midterms. Marcus Hart on where that idea is faithful civic duty – and where it risks becoming exactly the partisan capture faith communities should resist.
Church Attendance Is Falling. The Religious Right Is Rising. Black Faith Doesn’t Fit Either Story.
National data shows organized religion shrinking even as the religious right gains political power. Marcus Hart on why that binary leaves out how most Black faith communities actually practice belief — and what that means for public life.
Your Church Is Now a “Democracy Hub.” Here’s What That Actually Means Before November.
A coalition representing more than 1,500 congregations across nine states has launched Faith in Us, calling churches, mosques and synagogues to become democracy hubs ahead of November. Marcus Hart looks at what that role actually requires, and where it can go wrong.
Faith Leaders Are Building a Multistate Election Protection Network. Here’s Why That Shouldn’t Be Controversial
A coalition of faith leaders who previously protested federal immigration enforcement is now organizing a multistate effort to protect fair election access ahead of the midterms. Marcus Hart examines why faith communities getting involved in voting access isn’t the partisan act critics on either side assume it is.