The common good is the alternative to MAGA Trumpism
This is a time to stand up for our neighbors, to reach out to those in our lives who know this is wrong, and to rally together for the common good.
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Democrats lean in on faith
Doug Pagitt is part of a vocal contingent of Democrats who think their party has neglected faith-based voters to its detriment. He is on a mission to change that. →
POLICYThe Dignity Act
Responding to Immigration with Compassion, Not Cruelty
Representative Veronica Escobar reintroduces the Dignity Act, a direct response to the inhumane policies that define the Trump administration’s approach to immigration →
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The Washington Post – Democrats lean in on faith
James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, often invokes his faith in countering Republicans. (Eric Gay/AP) Doug Pagitt, an evangelical pastor and organizer, has heard from his fellow Democrats that they wanted nothing to do with his ilk....
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...
Recent Emails
They moved Renee Good’s killer to a new state
Minneapolis won't forget, and neither should you. Friends, The Daily Beast reported this week that Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good here in my city on January 7, was put on administrative leave for three days. Three days....
I’m writing you from D.C.— here’s what you should know
Just got back from the street outside the White House this morning. Friends, To tell you the truth, it's really hard to be in Washington, DC, in days like these. There's a heaviness that sits over the city because of this administration. But I was there for the...
Bringing our voice to DC this weekend
Christian Nationalism doesn't speak for us. I'm going to make that clear. Friends, I'm heading to Washington, D.C. this weekend because Christian Nationalism isn't slowing down — so neither are we. I'll be speaking at the Summit for Religious...
A court just said Alligator Alcatraz can keep going
A 63-year-old man has been there 157 days. He's lost 55 pounds. Friends, Yesterday, a federal appeals court ruled 2-1 that Alligator Alcatraz can stay open. Two judges — appointed by Trump and Bush — decided that Florida doesn't have to...
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...