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(NBC San Diego) San Diego is home to thousands of Haitian refugees. In the last fiscal year, more than two-thirds of refugees resettled in San Diego County came from Haiti. Now, several local Haitian pastors are working around the clock to help migrants get to San Diego from Texas. Pastor Jean Elise-Durandisse, who leads the largely Haitian congregation at the Christ United … [Read more...] about Haitian San Diego Pastor Travels to Texas To Help Migrants at Border

by Kathryn Post (RNS) Growing up in the Church of Christ in Burbank, California, Angelea Hayes was often told Christianity and environmentalism were incompatible. But in her first year at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Hayes found herself sheltering in place and sleeping on gym floors as 2018's Woolsey Fire burned across Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Today, Hayes … [Read more...] about Young Evangelicals to Host Capitol Hill Rally for Climate Action

(Relevant) A San Antonio doctor is the first Texas abortion provider to be sued by citizens after he said he performed an abortion days after the state’s new “heartbeat bill” went into effect.  Dr. Alan Braid revealed in a Washington Post opinion column that he had performed an abortion on Sept. 6. He was the first abortion provider to publicly reveal he violated … [Read more...] about A Texas Doctor Who Defied the State’s New Abortion Law Is Being Sued

(Christian Headlines) Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says the media's coverage of the high court is often unfair by implying that the justices' personal beliefs – and not the text of the Constitution – determine how they rule.  Thomas, the longest-serving member of the current court, told an audience at the University of Notre Dame last Thursday that the … [Read more...] about Clarence Thomas Blasts Media for Coverage, Says Justices Are Not ‘Like a Politician’

by Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON (RNS) Faith leaders representing a broad spectrum of Christian groups will meet with White House officials on Wednesday (Sept. 22) to advocate for voting rights and social programs they say protect the poor and vulnerable. The group, which is organized by the advocacy organization Circle of Protection, includes influential Catholics, leaders of … [Read more...] about Christian Leaders Meet With White House to Advocate for Social Programs, Voting Rights