Essay: The election is over. Our work is not
BRIDGET MOIX, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says Americans now need to turn to the work of building democracy day-by-day, in communities and with elected officials, those they agree with and those they don’t…
Essay: The world does not lack for war. It lacks peace.
In an article first published on Religion News Service, BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the US Friends Committee on National Legislation, says US Congress must stop doubling down on militarism and get serious about investing in tools that can effectively reduce violence, prevent war and promote sustainable peace…
Essay: In search of peace in the Holy Land
BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation in the US, writes about her trip last month to Israel as part of a peace delegation organised by Churches for Middle East Peace…
Essay: Siding with peace in the Middle East
BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation in the US, says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that the future for Palestinians and Israelis is being erased each passing day…
New US asylum policies after Title 42 “don’t address root cause”, say faith-based groups
RNS The number of crossings at the United States-Mexico border reportedly are down since Title 42 ended last week. But some faith-based organisations tasked with refugee resettlement in the US – many of which also help those seeking asylum in the country – say fixing the country’s broken immigration system is far from finished. They point to […]
Essay: Reclaiming our democracy is a matter of faith
In an article first published on Religion News Service, BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation in the US, says the gulf between Democrats and Republicans feels unbridgeable, so why bother engaging with the institution at all?…
US faith leaders urge lawmakers to pass expanded child tax credit
Washington DC, US RNS Faith leaders joined members of US Congress on Capitol Hill on Thursday to voice support for the expansion of the child tax credit, urging lawmakers to reinstate a broader version of the anti-poverty benefit before the end of the year. “For many of us, this is a season of miracles – […]
Essay: Whose vote counts? Whose doesn’t?
In an article first published on Religion News Service, BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation in the US, says the push for voting rights is a moral imperative and requires the urgent passage of nationwide voting rights legislation…
As Russian threat escalates, prominent US faith leaders hold peace vigil for Ukraine
RNS More than a dozen faith leaders offered prayers for a peaceful resolution to the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine during an online vigil Wednesday hosted by the Episcopal Church and the Friends Committee on National Legislation. “There are people and children of God whose lives and freedom are threatened and so we pray,” […]
Essay: At the end of a mixed political year – Love, hope and faith abide
As she leaves her role, DIANE RANDALL, general secretary of the US-based Quaker lobby group Friends Committee on National Legislation, looks, in an article published by Religion News Service, at the past year and the ways political life in America has changed in the past decade…