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.
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 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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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...
These seniors are not messing around
Would your group like to hear from me? Friends, This morning, I spent an hour on Zoom with a group called Seniors Taking Action — seniors who show up every week to write postcards, phone bank, and register voters because, in their words, when seniors act,...
No one should be silent today on Trump and Iran
Trump said a whole civilization will die tonight. Even Marjorie Taylor Greene is calling it evil. Friends, This morning, the President of the United States posted this on Truth Social: "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back...
Do justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly
The Trump administration doesn't get to define these traditions. Friends, Today is Good Friday, and we're in the middle of Passover. For many people in my life, this is a sacred week. Both traditions ask the same basic question: what do you do when the...
Trump fired Pam Bondi. In November, it’s our turn
Now we finish the job… Friends, Pam Bondi was fired today. She was the Attorney General whose DOJ obstructed state investigators trying to find out who was responsible for the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in the streets of my hometown of...
Honestly, here’s where we are
The quarter ends at midnight and the road ahead is long… Friends, Eight million people showed up to No Kings protests last weekend. The Pope stood in St. Peter's Square and rebuked MAGA Christianity in front of the world. Minnesota is suing the federal...