Anabel Mendoza 7-13-2020

Against the backdrop of the Trump administration’s recent moves to restrict foreign work visas and suspend migration along the Mexican and Canadian borders, many are calling ICE’s order “xenophobic” and another example of the administration’s attempt to exclude non-U.S. citizens.

Podcast   7-10-2020

How did white people justify racism for so long in this country? Heather McGhee, the co-chair of Color of Change, the country’s largest online racial justice organization, talks with Rev. Jim Wallis about the legacy of racism in the United States and the lies that allow America’s original sin to be perpetuated to this day.

the Web Editors 7-10-2020

Parenting in a pandemic, Islam's anti-racist message, the price of white evangeical patriarchy, and more. 

Jim Wallis 7-09-2020

For decades, white political leaders in the U.S. have masked their racism, subtly stoking white voters’ racial fears. But now, the mask is off.

Amar D. Peterman 7-09-2020

Living an embodied faith asserts meaning upon our bodies both as individuals, and in relationship to one another. This means that the places our non-white bodies inhabit tell a story in itself, just as God enfleshed “entered our lives, calling us from the tomb in which society has sought to confine us.” The shared space of believers living out the Christian faith in diverse, multi-ethnic communities is a witness to our world of the power of Jesus Christ.

 

Shannon Dingle 7-09-2020

Parents and students across the country are challenging public and private schools to do something and not just say something.

The court ruled 7-2 against the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, which challenged the legality of the administration's 2018 rule weakening the so-called contraceptive mandate of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare, that has drawn the ire of Christian conservatives.
Megan Goodwin 7-07-2020

Menlo Church pastor John Ortberg Jr. knew his son was attracted to children and failed to restrict his access.

the Web Editors 7-07-2020

The guidance does not affect international students taking in-person classes. It also does not affect F-1 students taking a partial online course-load as long as some of their classes are conducted in-person. M-1 vocational program students and F-1 English language training program students will not be allowed to take any classes online.

Mae Elise Cannon 7-03-2020

The government of Israel could soon begin formally annexing a significant portion of the West Bank. As the leader of an ecumenical and nonpartisan organization focused on advocating for a just and lasting end to the conflict in Israel-Palestine, I am deeply worried annexation will entrench inequalities and abuses of Palestinian human rights.