s Photo supplied by anonymous author who remains anonymous for obvious reasons [Anonymous opinion first published in The Guardian] I was at work last Saturday when I heard the blast. Since that moment, the world has been turned on its head. The school called asking me to come and pick up my child. I rushed... Continue Reading →
Josephine Walker on AXIOS Christian clergy are deploying spiritual infrastructure — from organizing prayer circles to acting as human shields — to resist the Trump administration's immigration agenda. Why it matters: The clergy members who spoke with Axios argue that Trump's immigration crackdown contradicts core biblical teachings about protecting the vulnerable, putting them at odds... Continue Reading →
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A sermon for the congregation of St. Saviour Anglican Church, Penticton BC Sunday, February 1st, 2026 - Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany - The Very Rev. Ken Gray Based on MATTHEW 5:1-12 I have never seen the streets of Minneapolis so full of people, and on such a cold, wintry day; temperatures of 12O F... Continue Reading →
Maria J. Stephan speaks with Stephen Colbert about the role faith communities can play as communities across the country look to protect their neighbors from ICE On Facebook, or YouTube As one catholic speaking with another Maria J. Stephan and Stephen Cobert explore how non-violent resistance can work in the present moment; they also explore... Continue Reading →
The Rt. Rev. Craig Loya, Episcopal (Anglican) Bishop of Minnesota. At one point in the grand Holy Spirit riff that is the Book of Acts, after Paul and Silas have whirled through town on one of their preaching tours, some local Christians are brought in front of the Roman authorities. The case against them is... Continue Reading →
“Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered” HEATHER COX RICHARDSON - December 18, 2025 NOTE: Exclusive language retained “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and... Continue Reading →
[Ken Gray] Most Americans now realize that Project 2025 was no fantasy regarding domestic policy. Now observers have a new sketchbook regarding foreign policy and military strategy, a schema designed to eliminate global collaborations, to defend US interests against all suitors, and to destroy democracy everywhere. I welcome Jim Hodgson's summary below, along with other... Continue Reading →
James B. Greenberg on COP's inability to create possibilities for change - on Substack, Nov 16, 2025 Climate denial didn’t begin with Donald Trump, and it isn’t simply the product of people who don’t understand science. It is older, more organized, and far more intentional than that. Long before climate change became a partisan battlefield,... Continue Reading →
If the US resumes nuclear weapons testing, this would be extremely dangerous for humanity Published: October 30, 2025 at The Conversation Tilman Ruff, Honorary Principal Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne Disclosure statement: Tilman Ruff is affiliated with International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the International Campaign to... Continue Reading →
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