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Summary of Judge Jack’s Ruling on TX Child Protective Services

Summary of Judge Jack’s Ruling on TX Child Protective Services

On December 17, 2015, Senior U.S. District Court Judge Janis Graham Jack ruled that Texas violated the constitutional rights of foster children to be free from an unreasonable risk of harm caused by Texas. The Judge wrote, “Texas’ conduct shocks the conscience.” The...
Courts & Ports: As the World Looks East, We Turn South

Courts & Ports: As the World Looks East, We Turn South

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting violent conflict, an estimated 3 million Ukrainians have fled their neighboring countries, creating the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. As world leaders and global humanitarian organizations...
Mass Displacement in Europe: The Ukraine Crisis

Mass Displacement in Europe: The Ukraine Crisis

On Thursday the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine under the pretense of “demilitizariing and de-nazifying” the country. The event has been internationally condemned as an unwarranted act of aggression likened to empire building of days thought to be past in Europe....

We condone no action which endangers the beloved children of God.

Sallie Watson, General Presbyter; Laurie Palmer, Stated Clerk | Mission Presbytery Dear ones,  We want to share our thoughts and convictions with you, speaking the truth in love as brothers and sisters in Christ, on two difficult issues which have surfaced in the last...

RAC-TX Condemns Attacks on Transgender Youth

FEBRUARY 25, 2022 | LEE WINKELMAN AND FREDI BLEEKER FRANKS The Texas Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC-TX) unequivocally denounces the hateful and erroneous statements made by Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton this week, in which they...

Supporting Trans people in Texas

Bishop Michael Rinehart, Texas Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America “In light of this week’s statement by the Texas Governor, it is important that the church is clear in its support of the parents of trans kids, and trans people in...