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August 2026

Evangelical youth groups prioritized fun and entertainment but left many with shame and existential dread. Church kids deserve better.

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"We cannot allow disparities in health to persist under the weathered guise that it’s all too complex or enigmatic." sojo.net/magazine/jul...

Blackness Is Not a Health Risk Factor in the U.S. Anti-Blackness Is.

"Presenting race as a risk factor is erroneous, cultivates bias, and can be harmful to patients."

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"Gambling under the pretext of an emergency is not just a personal moral failure; it is an act of collective desperation." sojo.net/articles/cul...

The Betting Economy Runs On Misplaced Faith

Idolatry and money-worship are telling us predictive markets should make moral decisions.

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The Leadership Amplified Moral Immigration Cohort is an opportunity to learn, build relationships, share strategies, and collaborate across communities in pursuit of justice. 📍 In-person kickoff: Washington, D.C. 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 Virtual cohort sessions Apply today at sojo.net/moralimmigration

From the Texas Tribune: “I believe every person in this situation, like me, deserves to be heard, deserves to be listened to, deserves to be given attention and opportunity.” —Sister Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja sojo.net/articles/new...

South Texas Nun Detained by ICE Faces Uncertain Future in U.S.

After being detained by ICE last month, Sister Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja, a 56-year-old nun from Nigeria, could be detained again or subjected to constant monitoring.

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"Our smallest acts of moral conviction and care for the human person made in the image of God, abiding by 'xenia' and beyond, can have similarly profound ripples in eternity." sojo.net/articles/cul...

Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ Confronts Civilization’s Original Sin

In an age of shamelessness, Christopher Nolan’s epic asks how a society loses its soul—and whether it can find its way home.

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"War is about destruction at all levels. Patriotic sentimentality and political grandstanding obscure its toll." sojo.net/magazine/nov...

What This Election Season Has Obscured About the Toll of War

I’ve been in grim awe of the many ways military service is used and twisted in political campaigns.

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As we approach Election Day, communities are organizing to ensure local law enforcement protects, not interferes with, our democracy. Join the Talk to Your Sheriff Movement Call on July 28 to launch the Sheriff Pledge for Free & Fair Elections. RSVP: bit.ly/TTYSPledge

In the spring, on a day when the weather was just right, the conservation team at the Sisters of St. Joseph in Brentwood, N.Y., set part of their meadow on fire. sojo.net/articles/new...

Why These Nuns Set Their Land on Fire

Across the country, faith communities are treating land stewardship as a matter of faith, not just conservation.

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My thoughts on the barrage of falsehoods in President Trump’s prime time speech on “election integrity.”

Given the barrage of falsehoods and lies in President Trump’s speech last night about “election integrity”, we need to remind those who continue to enable or support this betrayal of the public trust that “the Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy” (Proverbs 12:22).

Last night President Trump doubled down on spreading falsehoods and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. This is an alarming abuse of power and a desperate attempt to sow distrust in our elections to lay the groundwork for denying results in the midterms. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/u...

Takeaways From Trump’s Speech Claiming Election Vulnerabilities and China Interference

Documents released by the Trump administration to support the president’s claims did not back up his most aggressive statements.

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I invite you to read my latest piece for Sojourners, "Trump’s Foreign Policy Is a Rejection of Jesus' Teaching." sojo.net/articles/opi... Trump’s foreign policy in this second term has been defined around a “go-it-alone” and “might-makes-right” philosophy.

Trump’s Foreign Policy Is a Rejection of Jesus' Teaching

A “might makes right” approach to the world contradicts everything Jesus taught about humility and care for the vulnerable.

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The ICE killings of a man in Maine and of Lorenzo Araujo last week in Houston are senseless and inexcusable. These tragic and immoral killings will continue without accountability for ICE’s lawlessness and brutal tactics. We must demand that Congress intervenes. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/u...

Maine ICE Shooting: What We Know About the Death of Joan Sebastian Guerrero

A federal immigration agent shot and killed a man in a car on Monday morning in Biddeford, Maine. It was the second fatal encounter in a week involving an agent and a person in a vehicle.

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I'm excited to be moderating this important conversation next month. Mark your calendars and I hope many of you will join us! On August 12th at 1 pm ET, join @sojo.net for a timely conversation with Bishop Mariann Budde on what it means to be brave in moments that call for moral clarity.

"Christian nationalism is more overt, and people are scared away from that. But the American religious exceptionalism, that’s something that is baked into the cake." sojo.net/articles/int...

What We Are Getting Wrong About Christian Nationalism

Part of standing against Christian nationalism means being honest about the ways we've failed to properly understand it.

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Please join us tonight! We need you by our side.

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Tonight at 7 p.m. ET! Join us for Poll Chaplain & Peacekeeper Training and learn how people of faith can support voters, de-escalate conflict, and help ensure every voter feels safe and welcomed at the polls. There's still time to register! sojo.net/join/events/...

“Now I understand that what makes me so great isn’t what I accomplished. It was never Stanford or Yale. It was a little girl refusing to die, refusing to have her spirit broken.” sojo.net/magazine/nov...

An Immigrant Who Divorced Herself From the American Dream

An interview with social activist Rahiel Tesfamariam on identity, spiritual power, and what it takes to imagine freedom.

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"When the job quits and I have all this free time, it doesn’t mean that I’m free to do whatever I want, because we have a responsibility as we age...it’s just a human responsibility.” sojo.net/magazine/jul...

Retired, Not Done

Christian baby boomers are joining the “gray tsunami” of elders working for social justice.

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How can people of faith prepare their communities for this moment? Join us July 27–29 in Philadelphia for our Interfaith Nonviolent Civil Resistance Training of Trainers. Build skills in strategic noncooperation, train others, and join a network of faith leaders. 📋 Apply today: buff.ly/665iEbh

"For the same reason that I have refused to relinquish the label of 'Christian,' I refuse to relinquish the label of 'queer,'" writes Georgia Coley, in response to Matthew Vines' piece for The New York Times. sojo.net/articles/opi...

I’m a Christian. Here’s Why I Still Call Myself ‘Queer’

As followers of Jesus, we should be skeptical of calls to gatekeep our movement, even when it means being misunderstood.

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Please join us for this important conversation.

SojoAction@sojoaction.bsky.social · 4w ago

Faith communities have an important role to play in strengthening democracy. Join us July 14 | 7 PM ET for our next Engage & Adapt webinar on: 🗳️ GOTV 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 Election protection ⛪ Practical ways congregations can get involved Featuring Chad Stanton & Enchanta Jackson. 🔗 Register: sojo.net/engage

"Accomplishments in our nation’s pursuit of a more perfect union have been characterized by examples of courageous breakthroughs as well as periods of uneven progress and painful setbacks." sojo.net/articles/opi...

Celebrating America Without Losing Our Soul

If Trump’s hubris is all we see as we observe this national milestone, we’re missing the bigger story.

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I invite you to check out my latest article for some examples of how this semiquincentennial year can reinforce our commitment to living out Micah 6:8 and, in the process, help us make our nation’s ideals of liberty and justice for all more real for-truly-all.

"The rainbow tells us that every queer person was created in the image of a God who loves and treasures them." sojo.net/articles/opi...

How the Pride Flag Speaks to the Promises of God

As a Christian and a gay man, I have always loved how the colors of the rainbow flag speak to both sides of my identity.

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On America's 250th, we're gathering in D.C. to honor the grief, courage, and contributions of immigrant communities. The Latino immigrant church has never been a bystander; it's been a builder, a servant, a bearer of this nation's soul. 🕊️ 📍 Washington, D.C. | June 28 🔗 buff.ly/VLzkUUh

Wrote about the latest chapter in the American Century of Humilitation, one which could have been avoided by a simple reading of the Book of Proverbs.

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Trump and his allies thought their actions would lead to more power, more influence, more victories on the global stage. They were wrong, writes @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social sojo.net/articles/opi...

“There is no gender with spirit,” said Pastor Que J. Thomas, “Those who worship God must worship him in spirit and in truth and our truth is that we’re queer, Black, brown, white, LGBTQIA … That is the truth.” sojo.net/articles/new...

How Affirming Ministries Serve Incarcerated LGBTQ+ People

There aren’t many safe spaces for LGBTQ+ Christians. That’s doubly true when they’ve been incarcerated. Here are the ministries trying to change that.

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“What, then, is the word of the religion of Jesus to those who stand with their backs against the wall?” sojo.net/magazine/may...

The Howard Thurman Question That Changed My Faith

How the theologian and mystic called the American church back to Jesus.

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Happy Juneteenth to you and yours.