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Federal Texas Judge Decides DACA Unlawful in Recent Court Case Ruling
Judge Andrew Hanen of the Federal District Court in Houston, Texas recently ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was unlawful and an overstep of Executive authority by then President Barack Obama in 2012.
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White Christian Nationalism, Hate and Extremism: An Interview with Dr. Joseph Wiinikka-Lydon
Dr. Wiinikka-Lydon, Senior Research Analyst with the Intelligence Project of The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), discusses the findings of the SPLC 2022 Report on Hate & Extremism released in June 2023.
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Congress Must Prioritize Grace Over Greed in 2024 Spending
We are at a pivotal point in our legislative process as the coming weeks will determine funding that implicates all five of Church and Society’s priorities of climate, poverty, health, peace, and civil and human rights.
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GBCS Amplifies Voice of Youth Through Panel On Hopes and Fears
In this enlightening panel discussion recently anchored by the Rev. Dr. Liberato Bautista, GBCS Assistant General Secretary for United Nations and International Affairs, a group of remarkable young professionals share their hopes and fears for the future.
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Announcing the "Holding Sacred Space: Mental Health and Faith" Called Seminar
Creating space in which to break the stigma of mental illness, this webinar series with special guests emphasizes the intersectionalities of mental health, faith, and social action.
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Faith that speaks to reality
Alina Saucedo, our Seminary Intern, reflects on her experience this summer. Her area of focus has been the maternal mortality crisis in the United States of America.
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Public School Districts Face Threats and Political Pressure to Ban Books
2022-2023 school year escalates educational book censorship centered on race, history, sexual orientation and gender.
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The Korean Peninsula Needs Peace Treaty, Not Armistice and More Wars
Marking the armistice agreement that put the Korean War in ceasefire mode 70 years ago this week, The Rev. Dr. Liberato (Levi) Bautista offers his reflection for peaceful coexistence in the Korean Peninsula, Asia Pacific region, and the world.
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Partner Spotlight: National Farm Worker Ministry
NFWM is a faith-based organization that supports farm workers organizing to improve their living and working conditions.
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Remembering Dr. Willie Christine King Farris, Scholar, Educator and Civil Rights Activist
Memorial services and tributes were held in Atlanta, GA this past weekend for the last living sibling of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Willie Christine King Farris. She died in June. She was 95.
