#HANDSOFF #NYC

📢 Yesterday faith leaders, humanitarian organizations, refugees, and members of congress gathered outside the White House to condemn the recent executive order to suspend the refugee resettlement program indefinitely.

"Hopelessness is Submission"

A message from Rev. Shari Prestemon, Acting Associate General Minister, UCC and Co-Executive of Global Ministries.

👇🏾 www.ucc.org/hopelessness...

This is what we all should remember.

A preacher gets up, quotes scripture, and reminds the congregation that God loves the outcast — those in fear for their lives — the poor, prisoners, the disabled, and the oppressed.

In response, an outraged mob tries to kill the preacher.

Is this the New Testament or The Washington Post?

🙌🏾 "As we celebrate the life and ministry of Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior, I hope we will find our way to new commitments to upholding the civil rights and the human rights of every person."

-Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, GMP/CEO, UCC

📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LlU...

💙 We are so grateful for the UCC members who showed up this past weekend to the People's March in Washington D.C. to speak truth to power and affirm our Christian call to #LoveThyNeighbor (no exceptions!)

👉🏽 Join our Justice & Peace Action Network today: www.ucc.org/what-we-do/j...

To our #trans and #non-binary siblings: Your God-given human dignity cannot be taken away by executive order.

#translivesmatter #enby #gendernonconforming #blacktranslivesmatter #transkids #genderexpansive #protecttranskids #protecttransyouth

You’ve certainly seen the controversy and cruelty over the last three minutes of this sermon.

But watch the entire thing. It is less than 15 minutes. You'll be inspired and strengthened for theological and spiritual resistance.

The First Sermon open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...