About Street Prophets

Street Prophets is the online forum that mobilizes progressive people of faith to name, discuss and take action on critical political and religious issues. An offspring of Daily Kos, the largest political blog on the Internet, Street Prophets seeks to change the "moral values" conversation by fostering community; promoting informed opinion and moving its members to action.

Because make no mistake: we are people who live and vote our values. We are believers in "justice, freedom, compassion and love," in the words of Rita Nakashima Brock. We are progressive, Democratic-leaning and vitally concerned with those whom Jesus called "the least of these." We are the faithful for whom the religious right emphatically does not speak.

So come on in and make yourself at home. We believe that most, if not all topics touching on faith and politics are appropriate on Street Prophets. While this forum represents people of widely differing (and often directly conflicting) theologies, our goal here is to focus on forwarding the progressive political discussion that our shared values make possible.

Street Prophets was founded by Daniel Schultz, a ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, and Markos Moulitsas, owner of the Daily Kos site. Its vibrant community of netroots faithful includes a broad range of faiths, including devout Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Mormons, Muslims, and Neo-pagans -- even those whose deepest faith is in the conviction that there is no God. All who seek to promote a new conversation about the role of religion in America's public life are welcome here.

More about Daniel Schultz

I am a third-generation minister in the United Church of Christ, and have served congregations in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

I grew up in my dad's church across the street from Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. I later graduated from the UW with majors in English, History, and the History of Culture. After a few years in Minneapolis, I moved to Atlanta, where I received an M.Div. from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University.

In 2000, I was diagnosed with Bipolar II disorder. I've decided to be open about my diagnosis to fight the stigma still attached to mental illness. I'm proud to have served on the board of the local Mental Health Association.

I currently live about five miles from anywhere in Southeastern Wisconsin, along with my wife and two dogs.

To Contact and/or Support Street Prophets

Paypal: dan@streetprophets.com
Snail Mail: PO Box 383 Kewaskum, WI 53040-0383
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Site Disclaimers

Markos Moulitsas provides technical and administrative support for this site. Daniel Schultz is solely responsible for editorial content.

Street Prophets does not endorse candidates or legislation on the front page. Diarists are free to state their own opinions.