Immigration & Refugees

Americans’ Outrage About Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is More About Race Than the Immorality of War

March 17, 2022

Global, Immigration & Refugees, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Race

What this showcases is that opposition here is more political than ethical. Our outrage against war is too often rooted in who is doing the invading and where they are invading.

An Open Letter to His Holiness Kirill from US Christian Leaders

RLC Editor

March 14, 2022

Church Life, Global, Immigration & Refugees, Peace & Nonviolence

“In this moment, as the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, you have the holy opportunity to play an historic role in helping to bring a cessation of senseless violence and a restoration of peace,” the US Christian leaders wrote in their letter. “We pray you will do so, and our prayers will accompany you.”

A Ride for the Common Good

Joel Simpson

December 22, 2021

Immigration & Refugees, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics

These are lies that feed our fear of strangers, of non-white bodies, and of people who are poor and from poor countries.

Jesus is Waiting at Our Border

Will McCorkle

December 16, 2021

Global, Immigration & Refugees, Practical Justice

To reject the foreigners at our border is in many ways to reject the very face of Jesus.

Where Is Jesus in the Pandemic Protests?

Mal Green

December 3, 2021

Global, Immigration & Refugees, Politics

One person’s expression of unlimited liberty is another person’s experience of unwelcome restriction.

The Only Border Crisis is America’s Disgusting Treatment of Migrants.

Doug Pagitt

November 15, 2021

Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Practical Justice

The border is safe unless you are an immigrant. For immigrants and asylum seekers, it is dangerous and even deadly.

We Must See No Stranger

Valarie Kaur

October 20, 2021

Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Practical Justice

Anti-blackness transcends political party; it permeates our culture and becomes keenly visible in moments like this.

Seeking Other Seas

Paul Demer

May 6, 2021

Art, Immigration & Refugees, Practical Justice

I can’t understand much of what he’s saying, though I desperately wish I could. In this small way, I catch a glimpse of the culture shock that awaits the luckiest of these boys.