I consider myself lucky to call Rev. Teresa Kim Pecinovsky a friend and colleague. Her interview with the Christian Century is a must read -- filled with beauty, wisdom, and vulnerability from someone working on the ground in Minneapolis/St. Paul right now.
www.christiancentury.org/interviews/s...
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
The title-sealing interception, as called by Indiana Hoosiers legendary radio voice Don Fischer. #CFP #NationalChampionship
If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
Christian Nationalists co-opt what is sacred, twisting it to serve profane political power. They misuse the Bible, baptism, and communion.
So it’s no surprise to see a theological declaration like “Christ is King” also being used not to lift up Christ but to advance racist, antisemitic politics.
SPREAD THE WORD: Disciples Peace Fellowship is now accepting applications for the 2026 Summer Peace Intern Program!
Learn more and apply at:
disciplespeace.org/apply
Trump and Republicans went to court to try to steal food assistance form 42 million people ahead of the holidays.
Do not forget this.
Roughly 1.4 million federal workers are going without pay due to the government shutdown. About half of them are furloughed, while the other half has been deemed essential and is working without pay.
My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."
The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced a series of State Department policy bills that would lock in parts of the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency, including a diminished role for the already struggling foreign aid arm of USAID.
With worship music, the Christian singers sought to whitewash Kirk and make his political views equivalent to what it means to follow Jesus.
That’s what Christian Nationalism does. It takes Christian language, symbols, and songs to put a holy veneer on top of a profane political agenda.
This... it's all about priorities
NEW from me: As summers in Phoenix get increasingly extreme, homeless people are struggling to cope. I spent three days with street-medicine teams from Circle the City, a nonprofit group, as they treated people.
As DEI becomes increasingly politicized, we recognize the impact and challenge this has had for many leaders serving historically marginalized communities. This year’s seminar will offer encouragement and tools for leaders who continue this crucial equity work.
This September I will be a panelist for the National Benevolent Association’s 2025 SENT Seminar, "Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging: Building Impactful Futures”.
Free registration and details can be found on NBA’s website:
www.nbacares.org/event/2025-s...
Director for Justice and Advocacy Ministries at Disciples Home Missions, Rev. Brian Frederick-Gray, will be presenting during the National Benevolent Association's 2025 SENT Seminar in September. He'll be sharing about the Shifting Legal Landscape for Refugee and Immigration Ministries.
We must offer an alternative vision of political freedom that doesn’t hinge on alienating immigrant communities, and communities of color more broadly, writes Dwayne David Paul. sojo.net/articles/opi...
Stunning new icon by Kelly Latimore: “Our Lady: Protectress of the Most Vulnerable.” @klicons.bsky.social
This is so bad. IRS claims it can override an act of Congress (signed by Eisenhower & Reagan) to let churches endorse candidates: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
This is bad for democracy but even worse for Christianity, pushing partisan pulpits: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-partis...
the big questions for american democracy going forward seem to be (1) can the GOP actually build the federal police state they just funded, (2) in time to finish before democratic checks can be established, and (3) whether dems gaining power would actually try to stop/dismantle it
This is bullshit.
Not only do ICE bounty hunters refuse to identify themselves, they won’t say where they’re taking the people they’re kidnapping.
Deliberately shuffling detainees from facility to facility so families can’t find them & they miss their chance at legal counsel.
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A new rite published by the Vatican on Thursday will allow priests to celebrate a Mass to exhort Catholics to exercise care for the Earth, in the latest push by the 1.4-billion-member global Church to address global climate change. For @reuters.com:
I know that Medicare/ Medicaid is Democrats’ native language & what they’re happiest speaking but I’d love for SOME prominent person to try the line “they increased the debt limit by $5 trillion in order to triple size of ICE & make its detention center bigger than the whole federal prison system.”
Tonight, I introduced legislation to stop Trump from from leading us into an illegal war with Iran.
Another war in the Middle East could cost countless lives, waste trillions more dollars, and lead to even more deaths, more conflict, and more displacement.
As a result of today's decision, the Trevor Project board of directors is matching every dollar donated with $3 until June 22.
So a $25 contribution becomes $100!
GO DONATE. Help save the lives of trans kids.
www.thetrevorproject.org
Vital resources for trans youth, adults, and their loved ones in the wake of SCOTUS' decision in 'U.S. v. Skrmetti.'
Same.
