“The prospect of having to face some new wall is nothing compared to the prospect of having to stay in Honduras, with its poverty and its violence. There’s just nothing there for us.”
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Prophetic, Not Partisan: Why We Need Courageous Preaching about Politics
The Gospel demands more of us—both when we speak and when we listen.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Donald Trump is getting strong rebukes from both religious and political leaders in Great Britain
Cardinal Vincent Nichols used an interview to condemn the “false notion” that Christianity and Islam are in conflict.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Should churches be able to endorse politicians? Clergy aren’t so certain.
President Trump wants to repeal the code banning all federally recognized nonprofit organizations—including religious organizations—from endorsing political candidates.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
How refugee advocates are fighting Trump’s immigration ban
In five of the earliest lawsuits against Trump’s ban, federal judges blocked the government from denying entry to anyone from the affected countries with a valid visa.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
100 religious experts are writing letters to Trump. Here’s what they’re saying.
The campaign features a new letter each day from Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu and Sikh scholars.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Trump’s threats toward ‘sanctuary cities’ is splitting apart states
Trump’s recent executive orders threatening to withhold federal funding from communities with sanctuary policies produced fears that more immigration restrictions are coming.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
No, Neil Gorsuch did not start a ‘Fascism Forever’ club at his Jesuit high school
In boarding school, Mr. Gorsuch participated in the informal debates, where he was routinely teased, accused of being “a conservative fascist.”
Posted inPolitics & Society
Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life tackles “a truly pro-life politics”
“Part of who we are is trying to be political without being partisan; principled but not ideological,” said moderator John Carr.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Jesuits in London join the demonstrations against Trump’s policies on refugees
Though the rallies were billed primarily as protests against the invitation to President Donald J. Trump, protesters also condemned the new U.S. administration’s travel ban against seven majority-Muslim countries.