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How do you love your enemies when your enemy is an ICE Officer?
Jesus’ call for enemy love is subversive, not accommodating. If we really want to love our enemies, we need to undo the systems of oppression that are…
 • Jonny Rashid
Loving your neighbor as yourself means abolishing ICE
ICE robs its officers, its supporters, and its victims of the shared humanity Jesus calls us to.
 • Jonny Rashid
After Trump’s attack on Venezuela, we need a prophetic peace witness
Anabaptists’ nonpartisan commitment to peace positions us well to oppose the U.S. occupation of Venezuela.
 • Jonny Rashid
The Top Ten Most-Read Posts of 2025
Thanks for reading this year. In 2025, people were most interested in articles about Taylor Swift, Trump’s racism, homophobia in Anabaptism, Charlie…
 • Jonny Rashid
Make Christmas Political Again
Beyond the garland and tinsel, may we remember that Christmas is a deeply political and world-changing event.
 • Jonny Rashid
The antisemitic attack in Australia deserves complete condemnation, not politicization
Antisemitic violence is a threat to all of us; it is cynical and racist to blame pro-Palestinian critics of Israel for it.
 • Jonny Rashid
Pastors need to name Trump’s rhetoric for what it is: racist
Last week, Donald Trump went on a racist tirade against Somalis. Categorically, his behavior is anti-Christian, and yet the Christians banged their…
 • Jonny Rashid
Blood is on Trump’s hands
Don’t listen to his Nazi-like pivot, Trump is squarely and primarily responsible for the shootings of the members of the National Guard in Washington…
 • Jonny Rashid
Don’t argue about politics at Thanksgiving this year
Political debates with stubborn family members usually cost more emotionally than they’re worth: they hurt us, drain energy, and don't change minds.
 • Jonny Rashid
Five ways to live in a world that is on edge
Over the last few weeks, I’ve had interactions with people that are far more intense than what I’m used to. The whole country seems uneasy. I offer five…
 • Jonny Rashid
Feckless Leadership in the Face of Fascism
We are in a constitutional crisis that is fostering fascism and authoritarianism in this country. What’s worse? The political opposition is entirely…
 • Jonny Rashid
Polite bigotry is still bigotry
Whether it is a church conference leaving a denomination over LGBT inclusion or someone storming out of church at the mention of our queer siblings…
 • Jonny Rashid
Boring politics is not the answer to extreme nationalism
It might be tempting to temper Trumpist Christian nationalism with moderation, but the moment calls for prophecy, not prosaicism.
 • Jonny Rashid
A ceasefire does not mean we should end our advocacy
The genocide in Gaza drew the eyes of the world; a ceasefire should not cause us to avert them.
 • Jonny Rashid
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