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.
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.
For Afghanistan, Hospitality is the Least We Should Do Bill Mefford August 25, 2021 Global, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics This knowledge should lead us to lament the terrible damage we have caused, and this should then shape how we move forward.
Easter, Extinction, and Nonviolent Direct Action Jarrod McKenna April 4, 2021 Global, Immigration & Refugees, Practical Justice If Christmas is the season to be jolly, maybe—if the Gospels are anything to go by—Easter is the season for Christians to go to jail.
Stopping COVID-19’s Third Wave: Our Christian Duty Mark Viso April 27, 2020 General, Global, Immigration & Refugees If there’s one thing coronavirus has shown us, it’s that we’re all equally human, equally vulnerable, and universally connected.
Myth of the American Dream D.L. Mayfield March 11, 2020 Immigration & Refugees, Practical Justice, Theology "‘And who is my neighbor?' This verse haunts me more than any other in Scripture."
The ‘Imaginary God’ of Rev. Robert Jeffress Craig M. Watts July 5, 2019 Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Theology Jeffress has no problem with supporting repugnant policies and doing so in the name of the Bible.
All Americans Owe It to Our Country to See What’s Happening at the Border Lauren Holtzblatt and Aaron Alexander March 29, 2019 Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Practical Justice The Talmud teaches: “Pity the one with no courtyard but who still builds a fence.”
Tear Gassing Children is Not Christian Jennifer Butler November 29, 2018 Immigration & Refugees, Race, Theology Repeatedly God sides with those who are oppressed.
When the Bible Gets in the Way of Following Jesus Jon Huckins November 3, 2018 Global, Immigration & Refugees, Theology Jesus’ message was good news to those on the underside of power.