These are not normal times, and normal responses to the Trump administration will not do, the president of the American Federation of Teachers said April 7. Randi Weingarten was the closing keynote speaker at the Summit for Religious Freedom sponsored…
April Ajoy has the receipts on her journey out of Christian nationalism
When critics accuse April Ajoy of not ever having been a conservative Christian, she shows them the receipts. One of those she showed for the first time at the Summit for Religious Freedom April 6 was a video of her…
White Christian nationalism is an ancient story, Denker says
“White Christian nationalism in America is but our most recent chapter of an ancient story of what happens when Christianity is co-opted by empire,” according to Lutheran pastor and author Angela Denker. Her brand-new book is Disciples of White Jesus:…
Most Republicans are fine with ICE arrests in churches, Pew finds
Most Americans oppose immigration raids in sensitive locations such as churches, schools and hospitals, according to a new Pew Research Center study. But Republicans are exceptions to this view. Majorities of all Americans say arrests should not be allowed in…
Southern Baptist ethnic leaders call for compassion toward immigrants
More than a dozen Southern Baptist ethnic ministries have joined the chorus of other evangelical voices calling for immigration policies that protect religious freedom and show compassion toward migrants. A statement signed by the leaders of 13 ethnic groups aligned…
Learn from Cory Booker and the Black Church witness, Tisby urges
Sen. Cory Booker’s historic 25-hour speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate last week was “the precise embodiment of the historic Black Christian political witness,” Jemar Tisby told a gathering of church-state separationists April 6. Tisby, professor of history…
Understanding the background to today’s battles over the Department of Education
In March, Donald Trump dismissed half the workforce at the U.S. Department of Education and signed an executive order calling for the department’s elimination as part of his effort to “send education back to the states.” “Ultimately, the Department of…
At Nashville’s Hands Off! rally, protesters explain diverse views
On Saturday April 5, at simultaneous events across the United States, tens of thousands gathered at more than 1,200 locations to oppose the policies of President Donald Trump, Project 2025 and the actions of Elon Musk and the Department of…
Hegseth bans books by Jones, Butler, Wallis, Angelou and Kendi
Books by Robert P. Jones, Anthea Butler, Jim Wallis, Maya Angelou and Ibram X. Kendi are among the 381 volumes banned from the U.S. Naval Academy library by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth last week. “It is heartbreaking and frightening…
Trump attacks the lawyers defending immigrant children
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order April 1 requiring the Trump administration to resume funding legal services for unaccompanied minors with cases in immigration court. This on-again, off-again drama has taken multiple turns in the past month, including…
US needs to be ‘born again’ from fear and anger, Sojourners leader says
The United States must be transformed to find the moral compass it needs to survive the deep-seated fear and anger dividing Americans and threatening constitutional democracy, Sojourners President Adam Russell Taylor said. “Part of what we need in this moment…
Trump declares he has power over U.S. elections
Donald Trump, who claims he never lost an election that wasn’t rigged or stolen, issued an executive order last week declaring his authority to determine which American citizens can vote, how they vote, when they vote and how results are…