Living as Easter People
Amanda Tyler: “Those of us who are Christians profess this hope in the midst of profound grief, but I am asking myself in this fraught time: Are we practicing it?”
Attacks on religious freedom
Amanda Tyler: “Beware the invocation of ‘religious freedom’ by an administration that has already shown that it will move to marginalize people and organizations — including Christians — that are critical of its policies.”
Reflections on Inauguration Day and MLK Day
As we prepare for an onslaught of discriminatory policies, many of which will be cloaked in the language of Christian nationalism, we can learn from our past and from Dr. King’s prophetic witness about speaking truth to power and acting in faithful resistance to unjust systems.
Where do we go from here?
The response we need in this moment of crisis for many of our neighbors and our country is a recommitment to involvement in our democracy by every person.
Do something
These experiences of on-the-ground advocacy have shown me just how empowering, effective, and yes, even fun, it is to be an active part of a democratic movement pushing back against a bold attempt to create a theocracy, starting in the public schools.
