by Giorgio W.K. Hiatt | Apr 29, 2026 | Opinion
“No take-backs!” Every child knows injustice when she experiences it. You can’t make a move and then change it on a whim. It’s not right. It’s not fair. It ruins the game. The plight of refugee families is not a game, yet the current policies and practices of...
by Craig Nash | Apr 22, 2026 | Opinion
Early in March, I shared the story of the Babaevski family. I was introduced to Kate Babaevski through the ESL program at Woodland Baptist Church in San Antonio. The director of the program, Diana Bridges, told me about the plight of Kate’s son and...
by Mary Dyer | Apr 6, 2026 | Opinion
On June 16, 2015, my wife, Sheryl and I were at a workshop in St. Louis. During a break, we stepped out into the street and witnessed a crowd of LGBTQ+ folks walking boldly by, waving Pride flags, with a government building next to them displaying a large one flying...
by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Mar 4, 2026 | Opinion
United Methodists (UMC) have taken a stand for justice in many ways throughout the church’s history, from opposing slavery to supporting the labor and Civil Rights movements, as well as the 1980s sanctuary movement for Central American refugees. Methodists have also...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Feb 25, 2026 | Opinion
Malcolm X introduced the concept of the house “negro” and the field “negro ” to white America. During slavocracy, the house “negro” would aid and protect the master’s interests, even to the detriment of those who lived in shacks and did the backbreaking fieldwork....
