Trump Has a Pattern of Thinking He’s America’s Messiah This isn’t the first time he’s done this. Here are four other times Trump portrayed himself as a savior.

A quick look at all the *OTHER* times President Trump has likened himself to Jesus, by @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social via @sojo.net : sojo.net/articles/opi...

How Pope Leo XIV Understands His Role in Politics Leo doesn’t want to be seen as a rival to President Trump. That doesn’t mean he thinks the gospel is apolitical.

“The Catholic Social Teaching tradition that Pope Leo belongs to would frame this as: No, he’s not a politician; yes, the gospel is political," Anna Rowlands told @mitchellatencio.com for @sojo.net.
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Trump Threatens Iran: ‘A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight’ Trump’s remarks “could plausibly be interpreted as a threat to commit genocide” under U.S. and international law, said Brian Finucane, a former U.S. State Department legal advisor now with the Interna...

We don't generally publish expletives on @sojo.net but I think everyone should read the president's exact words about his plans for Iran--and weep.

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Tradwife movement ‘attracts men who are hostile to women’ The strongest predictor of support for women staying at home and deferring to their husband is not, as researchers expected, chivalry but ‘hostile sexism’

Sounds super fun.

The study "suggests that men [who support tradwife lifestyles] rely on women for intimacy and resent that this is the case,” Robnett said.
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I’m Trans. I’m Human. I Don’t Want to ‘Transcend Humanity’ Peter Thiel wants technology to turn us into immortal machines. My hopes and dreams as a transgender Christian could not be more different.

Gift link because everyone should read it: sojo.net/sojoshare/Mz...

Extremely proud to see the latest issue of Sojourners out in the world. It features a beautiful essay by (and photo of!) @artwithin.bsky.social. We're not really a publication that does a lot of cover photoshoots, but this special story merited an exception. 💞

Definition of MAUNDY a ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday; alms distributed in connection with the maundy ceremony or on Maundy Thursday; maundy money… See the full definition

I will save you the google: It comes from Latin "mandatum" and refers to Jesus' command to love one other. So it's basically "love commandment Thursday" (admittedly less catchy)
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Happy "what exactly does 'maundy' mean anyway" day to all who observe:

After Chávez Abuse Allegations, Faith Leaders Refocus on Farmworkers How movements inspired by Chávez’ Catholic nonviolence and labor justice are reckoning with the fallout of his disgrace.

Sacrifice from those at the bottom and privilege for the leadership level is the opposite of a real movement that claims to represent the most vulnerable, Baldemar Velásquez, leader of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, told Bekah McNeel in her reporting for @sojo.net

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The Best ‘No Kings’ Protest Signs From Our Readers Protesting the Trump administration’s authoritarianism, Christian nationalism, violence at home, and war abroad, millions of Christians joined their neighbors to stand for democracy.

Our readers are the best (and also have great handwriting) sojo.net/articles/new...

For Millions, ‘No Kings’ Is a Statement of Faith Let’s make this weekend’s the biggest No Kings yet.

"No kings. No theocracy. No Christian nationalism. Each of these is an expression of following Jesus." Thanks to @guthriegf.bsky.social for this piece on @sojo.net looking forward to this weekend's protests. sojo.net/articles/opi...

This is one of my favorite pieces we publish every year @sojo.net. I am so grateful for the many women whose creativity, wisdom, and leadership shapes the church's work for faith and justice. A big congrats to this year's honorees!

Kings Start Wars. Christians Stop Them The violence Trump has unleashed in Iran ignores what the prophets teach: War is more effective at creating orphans and widows than in delivering justice and peace.

new from me: “War kills people. That’s what it does. War kills and maims and rapes and, over the whole course of history, has proven to be far more effective at creating orphans and widows than in delivering justice and peace.”

Kings Start Wars. Christians Stop Them The violence Trump has unleashed in Iran ignores what the prophets teach: War is more effective at creating orphans and widows than in delivering justice and peace.

War doesn't bring peace. War "has proven to be far more effective at creating orphans and widows than in delivering justice and peace."

Grateful for clear-eyed analysis here from @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social for @sojo.net

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The massive cuts he "touts" are only for the richest among us.

The "Big Ugly Bill" doubled & even tripled the cost of health care for millions of Americans to finance the tax cuts for billionaires.

U.S. billionaires got $1.5 T richer during Trump’s first year back in office

#sotu #sotu2026

“In one year, we have lifted 2.4 million Americans, a record, off of food stamps.”

Some good context here: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

Who Deserves SNAP? Jesus Has a Parable for That When we start asking who is worthy of care, we've already lost the plot.

A reminder that no one was 'lifted' off of food stamps; the Trump Administration cut the budget, kicking millions of people out of the program. sojo.net/articles/opi...

Justin Giboney Wants Us to Stop Co-opting the Civil Rights Movement The AND Campaign’s president explains why he doesn’t think King’s generation would endorse progressive politics of sex and gender.

NEW: I spoke with Justin Giboney, president of the AND Campaign, to try and better understand his criticism of progressive Christians. Things got a little tense.

Shout out to my colleague Ryan McQuade for his clever illustration here; I told him "make it look Lenty and booky" and this was what he sent back. Incredible!

11 Lenten Devotionals You Won’t Be Able To Give Up Lent can be intimidating; these resources can help.

i.e. Lenten devotional guides that we'd use ourselves here at @sojo.net sojo.net/articles/11-...

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Screenshot of a Sojourners email that includes the following words: "Here’s a weird little valentine to start us off: Roses are red/ more nukes spell doom/ here’s a faith-fueled success tale/ to cut through the gloom."

If you're not signed up for emails from @sojo.net you're missing poetic inbox gems like my attempt today to find a link between Valentines day and anti-nuclear work 💞🚫💣

A Forgotten Utopia Comes to Life in ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Director Mona Fastvold was determined to remember the ecstatic Shaker “who mothered the world.”

"Ann’s dream of utopia is flawed, but there’s certainly a lot of beauty and a lot of grace in her experiment that I wanted to lift up and look at," the film's director Mona Fastvold tells @zacharylee.bsky.social for @sojoaction.bsky.social.
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This Nation’s Violence Is No Longer Private Once confined to prisons and wars, our worst human instincts are no longer hidden—they’re paraded on city streets.

“Unrestrained violence and unthinkable cruelty of federal immigration agents has been captured on video by hundreds ... Federal immigration agents’ actions have been memorialized in scores of court cases. Abuse is happening in public, not private. And there is no shame.”—Vincent Lloyd for @sojo.net

Glad we’re all focused on the important stuff right now.

Birthright Citizenship Is Under Attack. Christian Leaders Are Trying to Defend It What faith leaders are doing to fight against the Trump administration's campaign to end the 14th Amendment.

A reminder that faith leaders have been pretty outspoken on defending birthright citizenship--and have pointed out how it would increase the number of undocumented immigrants sojo.net/sojoshare/Mz...

Wow. This is going to be one to watch.

The Authoritarian Playbook - Protect Democracy Today’s authoritarian playbook is a process that happens piecemeal and is hard to distinguish from normal political jockeying.

Just gonna leave this here:
"Autocratic movements and regimes tend to weaken not only freedom of speech and of the press, but also the influence of public voices (often media or civil society) that could serve as vocal counterpoints to the autocratic faction." protectdemocracy.org/work/the-aut...

Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest

Journalists who report on protests establish facts of what happens; they hold both protesters and law enforcement accountable.

Arresting journalists suggests people in power want to keep the public from knowing the truth. It's easier to lie when there aren't facts.

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It’s bananas to me that a judge had to order this. Lawfully admitted refugees are just that: *lawfully admitted* to this country to escape a threat.

Everything we’ve seen in Minnesota is bad, but when agents go after even those who have legal status, it reveals that this isn’t about the law.