Evangelical Leaders Oppose Using Violence to “Save Our Country”
Shirley V. Hoogstra
There has been plenty of discussion about the possibility of violence in the intensity of our current political moment, but leaders like Shirley V. Hoogstra are meeting the moment. This comes at a time when the Public Religion Research Institute found that almost a quarter of Americans with the following statement: “because things have gotten so far off track, true American patriots may have to resort to violence in order to save our country.” Hoogstra and others stand in unanimous agreement that violence is not an option.
The democracy can withstand this kind of difficulty if we call out undemocratic things. If we pray hard. And if we get involved standing up for the Constitution by being informed voters
Shirley V. Hoogstra
About Shirley Hoogstra
Shirley V. Hoogstra is the President Emerita of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities [CCCU], an educational association representing over 185 colleges and universities around the world. She graduated from Calvin University and University of Connecticut Law School with honors. Prior to the CCCU she was a partner and trial attorney in New Haven, CT. Shirley speaks on higher education and has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, World Magazine, Christianity Today, and various podcasts, radio, and news programs. She is a regular speaker at conferences and on campuses across the country. Shirley has contributed chapters on bridge building and covenantal pluralism, and she writes regularly for CCCU’s Advance magazine.
