by Isa Peterson | Apr 14, 2022 | Climate Justice, Creation Care, Latest Posts
Faith Climate Action Week is ten days in April during Earth Month where Interfaith Power and Light congregations focus on how they can actively protect God’s creation. Interfaith Power and Light is a coalition of congregations embracing faith, community, justice, and...
by Bobby Watson | Apr 13, 2022 | Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
In response to the impending end of Title 42 Gov. Abbott has sent state troopers to provide additional security checks on commercial vehicles crossing into the US at the southern border. The effect: protests and halts in trade. Earlier this month President Biden...
by Isa Peterson | Apr 12, 2022 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy
The phrase “climate resilient development” has been a continual feature throughout my IPCC blog post series, as it’s a key strategy in fighting climate change. The first post of the series discussed how integral adaptation strategies are, even with the barriers of...
by Joshua Houston | Apr 7, 2022 | Human Rights, Race & Gender, Religious Freedom
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...
by Isa Peterson | Apr 7, 2022 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts, Texas Climate & Energy
The Covid-19 pandemic emphasized the necessity of high-speed broadband access with the rapid shift to online platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Telehealth services. Despite that necessity, over 2 million Texan households still live in “digital deserts” –...
by Bee Moorhead | Apr 6, 2022 | Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
Texas Impact has signed on to a comment urging the Biden Administration to act quickly to finalize responsible reforms that protect immigrant families’ access to the health and social services safety net. Organizations including congregations can sign on until April...