How We Became ‘Regime Evangelicals’
This issue of A Public Witness looks at feedback we received on social media from proponents of the lesser magistrates philosophy and explores why Christians should instead value democracy.
Theology Confronts Wrongdoing in Eagle Pass
Lutheran theologian Duane Larson writes that with bad faith, an incorrect interpretation of history, and just plain wrong theo-logic, MAGA-sympathetic theologians are arguing to undo the U.S. Constitution.
Pro-Migrant Pastors on a Bus Meet ‘God’s Army’ Convoy at Texas Border Town
Doug Pagitt, a Minnesota pastor who runs the anti-Christian Nationalism organization Vote Common Good, hoped to engage the anti-immigrant contingent and convince them it is migrants who are most in danger.
Franklin Graham’s Border Tour Draws 20,000 Signers Demanding Its Cancellation
Critics are calling the 10-city tour 'hypocritical' and denouncing what they say are Graham's 'anti-immigrant' views.
Church of England Leader Says a Plan To Send Migrants to Rwanda Undermines the UK’s Global Standing
If approved by Parliament, the law will allow the government to “disapply” sections of U.K. human rights law when it comes to Rwanda-related asylum claims and make it harder to challenge the deportations in court.
The ‘Lesser Magistrates’ Threat to Democracy
This issue of A Public Witness heads to the border to consider an ongoing legal controversy and an obscure theological theory some hope will migrate into our political system.
Faith Groups Say More Foster Families Are Needed To Care for the Children Coming to the US Alone
Acclimating to a new country in a caring family setting is especially important given the deep and increasing level of trauma these children carry.
No Room at the Political Inn
This issue of A Public Witness looks back at the attacks on Syrian refugees in 2015 and the abysmal U.S. record on assisting refugees since then to help us consider what to make of efforts to ban refugees from Gaza today.
Refugees Came to Noel for Opportunity. Tyson’s Plant Closure Leaves Their Futures Uncertain
For three decades, migrants have been drawn to Noel, Missouri, to work at the chicken processing site. Its abrupt closure may mean the days of tight-knit immigrant and refugee church communities there are over.
Chicago Community and Evanston Church Step Up to Assist Resettled Venezuelan Families
While Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lampooned sanctuary cities by sending buses full of desperate people seeking safety for themselves and their families, he did not anticipate that they would be received with open hearts, houses, and churches.