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Dear Friend, Just when you thought things couldn’t get more surreal, this past week’s headlines proved otherwise. The top stories ranged from the alarming to the absurd. Here’s what happened: President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum on Thursday targeting U.S. nonprofit organizations that his administration has called a “radical left-wing domestic terror network.” It empowers multiple…
Dear Friend, This week we celebrate an anniversary — 238 years since our U.S. Constitution was signed — by sounding an alarm: The First Amendment is under attack. While the White House issued a proclamation about “upholding our constitutional heritage,” the same administration that promised on Day One to “restore free speech” spent Constitution Week doing the opposite: waging…
Dear Friend, On Monday, the Religious Liberty Commission (RLC) met for a second time at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., though it was less a meeting and more a monologue by President Trump. Among his most alarming remarks: “We will protect the Judeo-Christian principles of our [nation’s] founding.” “We have to bring back…
Dear Friend, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming hormone therapy for young people can remain on the books. This decision will no doubt embolden politicians in hostile states trying to ban transgender health care, abortion, and more. The ruling doesn’t affect New York’s strong protections for trans people and their right…
Dear Friend, In case you missed it, Florida’s Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced the Sunshine State is aiming to become the first in the nation to repeal all vaccine requirements, likening them to “slavery.” Ladapo, who personally manipulated a 2022 scientific study, has called increasing vaccine resistance “reflections of God’s light against the darkness of tyranny…
Dear Friend, Over a century after suffragists secured women’s right to vote, some religious extremists are suggesting the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution should be repealed. Although the patriarchal theology of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC) is undoubtedly still fringe, it has devotees in very high places. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends…
Dear Friend, The FBI’s 2024 Hate Crime Statistics reveal a disturbing but unsurprising reality: Religion continues to motivate hatred and perpetuate violence. The law enforcement agency’s most recent report marks the second-highest number of annual hate crimes in over three decades, with well over 11,000 incidents reported. Nearly a quarter of these crimes stemmed from religious prejudice, second only…
Dear Friend, 405 years ago yesterday, the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower set sail from Southampton, England, for the pristine shores of America. They prayed a lot, and, later, invited their friend Squanto to enjoy a Thanksgiving feast of mashed potatoes and pecan pie. More time passed; the United States was founded as a Christian nation; and…
Dear Friend, Congressional town halls have long been a cornerstone of American politics, serving as a platform for constituents to engage directly with their elected officials and providing lawmakers with a barometer of public opinion on key policy debates. In the past, town halls were generally safe spaces for both lawmakers and citizens to engage…