US Lutherans back tough anti-child trafficking measures

Ten synod bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) were among those signing a 6 November letter with Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) urging the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary to expedite the William...

A church house divided against itself

The American civil war began with the secession of South Carolina from the United States. They left so as to defend their “right” not to have a “liberal” agenda imposed on them by campaigning progressives from the north. Interfering do-gooders...

Moving politics beyond pantomime

Only a matter of weeks ago, the traditional party conference season was predictably dominated by the “yes or no?” and “will he, won’t he?” shows. First, commentators tried to box leaders into making pledges they could readily deconstruct. Then, everybody speculated...