The common good is the alternative to MAGA Trumpism
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Responding to Immigration with Compassion, Not Cruelty
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The Christian Science Monitor – Clergy look to Bible on immigration enforcement. Interpretations can differ.
Clergy members and community activists gather at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Minnesota to protest deportation flights and to urge airlines to call for an end to the Department of Homeland Security's operation in the state, Jan. 23, 2026. (Kerem...
The Bulwark – ICE Was Terrorizing Worshipers Long Before Don Lemon Entered a Church
Cites Church on January 22, 2026 in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) In Minneapolis, where another pastor had a gun pointed at him by federal agents, church grounds have been targeted since ICE and CBP invaded the city. Evangelical pastor...
Newsweek – Minnesota Church Volunteer Detained By ICE At Immigration Appointment
Alexander William Tique-Marin, a volunteer who spent his Mondays handing out free groceries at a church food distribution in Burnsville, Minnesota, was detained by federal agents during what was supposed to be a routine immigration appointment. Minneapolis-based...
Baptist News Global – Talarico: ‘If you are neutral, you are taking the side of the powerful’
James Talarico speaks at a campaign rally (Photo provided by Talarico for Senate campaign) Progressive people of faith must demonstrate how religion can inspire opposition to Christian nationalism and the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine democracy, James...
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My plumber voted for Trump. Not anymore
He said: "I didn't need him to be Christian. But I didn't want him to be anti-Christian." Friends, "If you like reading the Bible, try living it." That's what I told the Associated Press in response to Trump's Bible reading event yesterday. Then he said...
A tale of two prayers: the Pope and an unholy warmonger
The Pope is in Africa preaching peace. Hegseth is in the Pentagon praying for war. Friends, Two men are praying very different prayers. Pope Leo XIV, traveling across Africa, is preaching peace and healing — and calling out those whose "hands are...
We are with the pope, for the common good
Like Leo said: Power is not an end but a means toward the common good Friends, Pope Leo has now warned of democracies sliding into “majoritarian tyranny.” Pretty easy to guess who he's talking about. In a letter issued by the...
Here’s solid proof we can beat MAGA
Trump sent Vance to save his guy in Europe. It didn't work. Friends, I keep getting a version of the same question — does this work? Can we actually beat this? Because it often feels like Trump, MAGA, and Christian Nationalism have the momentum. ...
Fixing a 30 year old problem for stopping MAGA
Democrats are just catching up. Here's what that looked like in New Orleans. Friends, Yesterday was invigorating! The DNC held its spring meeting in New Orleans, and I participated in a session on interfaith leadership in politics. They gave us an hour and a...
Reuters quoted the pope. Then me
Here's what I told them — and where I'm headed next. Friends, Reuters this week reported on Trump's increasing use of religious rhetoric to rile support for his Iran war and the Christian Nationalists amplifying his message. The article quotes me...