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New bipartisan bill would create protest-free buffer zones around houses of worship
Despite DHS force, faith leaders keep ministering at Delaney Hall
The Cities Church protest and Bonhoeffer’s “promising godlessness”
When a pastor is an ICE agent, faithfulness might be found in what looks like its exact opposite—the active disruption of Christian practice.
Minneapolis clergy exposed to pepper spray after rushing to scene of deadly ICE shooting
At least seven faith leaders arrested at Broadview ICE facility protest
After clergy arrests, religious pushback to ICE expands in Chicago
Muslim student protestors feel sense of purpose mingled with fear
A war correspondent’s view of conflict in the US
Luke Mogelson turns his keen powers of observation on the worsening polarization in this country.
Faith leaders on the front lines in Charlottesville
An interfaith group of clergy gathered alongside anti-racist and anti-fascist activists countering white supremacist and neo-Nazi protesters.
by Celeste Kennel-Shank
The protesters carried American flags and signs: “America is a Christian Nation. Muslims Are Not Welcome!”
by John Buchanan
"We are not afraid today," we sang as we walked. I turned to the person next to me and whispered, "That's a lie."
by Shannon Craigo-Snell