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Vigil for Trans Rights

Vigil for Trans Rights

In response to the Texas Legislature’s attack on trans Texans, Texas Impact mobilized faith leaders from across the state to oppose harmful legislation that would prohibit health professionals from providing gender-affirming care to individuals under 18.  On Monday,...
If She Had Not Been Pregnant, Would She Have Died?

If She Had Not Been Pregnant, Would She Have Died?

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...
Reproductive Rights and the Dobbs Decision: History and Context

Reproductive Rights and the Dobbs Decision: History and Context

  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...

Texas Impact Statement on Dobbs Decision

In response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the cases of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Texas Impact issued the following statement: Faith communities across a broad spectrum of cultures and traditions share the belief that every person has...
Religious Freedom is Not a Zero-Sum Game

Religious Freedom is Not a Zero-Sum Game

In a recent interview on conservative talk radio, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick cast the policy debate over LGBTQ rights as a holy war. At the ten minute mark, Patrick said: “If you can change your sex…well, then you play God…This is a battle of those who believe...

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...