‘Civil War’ Highlights the False God of Neutrality

'Civil War,' Murray Close / A24

Especially for those churches who imagine ourselves to be a mediating middle path in a country where every issue has become sharply partisan, Civil War illustrates that objectivity ends where the suffering of vulnerable people begins.

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An image of the November 2026 issue of Sojourners, titled "Face to Face." It features George Lakey on the cover
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