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From the Editor in Chief: God Hates Bad Parties

Sojourners’ response to “America 250.”

By Betsy Shirley
The cover of the first issue of Sojourners (originally The Post American) from fall 1971. The founders wrote, a “Christian response to our revolutionary age must be to stand and identify with the exploited and oppressed, rather than with the oppressor.”
June 2026
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MY FOUR-WORD SUMMARY of the book of Amos: God hates bad parties. Aiming serious prophetic fire at powerful people who host showy religious festivals instead of attending to the needs of the poor, telling truth, or acting with integrity, God doesn’t mince words: “I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies” (5:21).

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The cover of the first issue of Sojourners (originally The Post American) from fall 1971. The founders wrote, a “Christian response to our revolutionary age must be to stand and identify with the exploited and oppressed, rather than with the oppressor.”