By Staff 9:24am

Evangelical Quandary

Unsurprisingly, Evangelical Christian conservatives are having a bit of a hard time figuring out whom to support this year.

One who thinks about city politics quite a bit is Joe Mattera, a Sunset Park Minister who runs the City Action Coalition, and whom I profiled here.

“The upcoming mayoral election in New York Read More

By Ben Smith 2/21/05 12:00am

Gay Marriage Stirs New York Evangelicals

On Feb. 4, the Reverend Joe Mattera got a call from WMCA, the popular New York Christian radio station. The host was looking for his comment on a State Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage.

Mr. Mattera, a trim 46-year-old with a thick Brooklyn accent, didn’t like what he heard, so he dashed Read More