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...
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Six magic words, live from Laguna Beach
"I like you, and we need you." Friends, Yesterday evening matters to me more than I can easily explain. People came out for the common good — on a weeknight in June — and filled the Laguna Beach Cultural Center for a screening of Who's the...
The photo the pope carries everywhere
Leo said it plainly: I cannot be in favor of war. Friends, Last November — just months into his papacy — Pope Leo XIV chose Lebanon as his first trip. His motto for the visit was "Blessed Are the Peacemakers." While he was there, he...
The room nobody’s talking about
Democrats have a likability problem with faith voters. We're fixing it. Friends, Most people picture a revolution differently from...
They removed Juneteenth. They added Trump’s birthday
What Juneteenth keeps teaching me about this moment. Friends, It took two years. On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, and the war ended in April 1865. It took until June 19, 1865, for Union soldiers to finally...
Trump’s DOJ is arresting Minneapolis ICE protesters
I stood with this community in January. We're not walking away now. Friends, The Trump administration's Department of Justice is now arresting people for standing up for our neighbors against ICE. We warned this was coming, Tuesday, the DOJ announced...
Trump’s DOJ is arresting Minneapolis ICE protesters
I stood with this community in January. We're not walking away now. Friends, The Trump administration's Department of Justice is now arresting people for standing up for our neighbors against ICE. We warned this was coming, Tuesday, the DOJ announced...