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. →
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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
ICE is breaking cameras so you don’t see this
What's happening at Delaney Hall in Newark is worse than what they're telling you. Jeffrey L Steward, Three hundred people inside Delaney Hall in Newark are in their second week of a hunger strike because their food contains worms. They also put down the mops...
Trump is deciding which Christians count
The people he's protecting don't include you. Jeffrey L Steward, Late last month, the Trump administration's Justice Department released a 200-page report on anti-Christian bias in America, and I've been sitting with it. What it boils down to is a set of...
What I heard from the White House Faith Office yesterday
For 45 minutes, I listened. Here's what they never once mentioned. Jeffrey L Steward, Yesterday, I listened in on the White House Office of Faith Monthly recap call. For the first 45 minutes, I listened to premeditated praise of Donald Trump as the...
Pope Leo just named the common good in his letter
The Pope has a word for what Musk is doing in Memphis. Jeffrey L Steward, Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical yesterday, May 25th — Magnifica Humanitas. And at the center of that letter, he repeated a phrase over and over: the common...
Alligator Alcatraz closing doesn’t mean what you think
The implications of this are horrible, but we're fighting back. Jeffrey L Steward, You may have seen the headlines this week that Alligator Alcatraz is very likely closing. Lawyers have confirmed that transfers are ramping up and the facility will be empty...
Trump sent a recycled Bible video. To empty seats
Your tax dollars paid for a Christian Nationalist event Trump didn't bother to attend. Jeffrey L Steward, Last Sunday, Trump's MAGA court pastors had the National Mall for the Christian Nationalist "Rededicate 250." We had Redirect 250 — nine hours...