Christian voters in Washington state divided by common religion: ‘I don’t think the US is God’s kingdom on Earth’
Christians in the south of the state seek to vote their values – but a common faith does not mean a common politics A few days before the Fourth of July, Ron Peterson, the 38-year-old pastor of Longview United Pentecostal church, stood beneath a large white tent in a parking lot in Longview, Washington. Surrounded by church members selling fireworks for a fundraiser, Peterson remembered watching area residents rally after an industrial accident at the local paper mill killed 11 people in May. “…
