by Scott Atnip | Mar 31, 2023 | Economic Justice, Health, Weekly Witness
This week we welcome Terri Burke, Executive Director of the Immunization Partnership, to talk about the importance of vaccinations–one of the 10 major advances in public health of the 20th century–and the history behind the vaccine opposition movement, which is...
by Bee Moorhead | Mar 5, 2023 | Health, Latest Posts, Religious Freedom
Every person has a story. Your story is what you tell someone about an experience you had. It might be short or long; it might be about an experience that made you happy…or it might be about an experience that made you angry, afraid, or even physically hurt. ...
by Joshua Houston | Dec 16, 2022 | Blog, Economic Justice, Health, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Race & Gender
This week, as millions of Texans prepare to celebrate the birth of a healthy baby to an unwed teen mother of color, the Texas Department of State Health Services finally released their 2022 biennial report from the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review...
by Joshua Houston | Jul 28, 2022 | Health, Latest Posts, Race & Gender, Religious Freedom
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that substantially alters the landscape of reproductive health in the United States. As most observers expected, the ruling eliminates the U.S. Constitutional right to an abortion, and allows state legislatures complete...
by Joshua Houston | Jun 27, 2022 | Education, Latest Posts, Religious Freedom
In Carson v. Makin, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Maine law that prohibited state funds from being used to teach a religious curriculum in its state voucher program. The Court extended a doctrinal line of cases regarding “discrimination against religion.” The...
by Isa Peterson | Jun 16, 2022 | Climate Justice, Economic Justice
As temperatures continued to rise across the Southwest, imposing heat watches, advisories, and warnings, so did the price at the pumps. Gasoline prices hit a record high of $5 a gallon this weekend, harming the pockets of those who rely on cars to commute. The U.S. is...
