In a tense Minnesota, Christians help immigrant neighbors

In a tense Minnesota, Christians help immigrant neighbors*
Christianity Today: As the Twin Cities reel from ICE arrests and the killing of Alex Pretti, churchgoers drive immigrants to work and doctor’s appointments.

As Springfield’s 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE
Religion News Service: Over a year since Donald Trump and JD Vance spread falsehoods about the city’s migrants eating pets, Haitians’ temporary protected status is set to run out Feb. 3.

Access denied: Why Muslims worldwide are being ‘debanked’
The Guardian: Innocent people are being frozen out of basic banking services — and it all traces back to reforms rushed through after 9/11.

Why an agnostic animal-rights activist went to seminary*
The New Yorker: Wayne Hsiung has gone to court and done jail time to improve the lives of animals. Now he’s going to church.

What we get wrong about forgiveness — a counseling professor unpacks the difference between letting go and making up
The Conversation: Forgiveness does not have to mean a reconciliation. At its core, forgiveness is internal, a way of laying down ill will and our emotional burden, so we can heal.

Thousands rally against immigration enforcement in subzero Minnesota temperatures
The Associated Press: Police arrested about 100 clergy demonstrating against immigration enforcement at Minnesota’s largest airport Friday, and several thousand gathered in downtown Minneapolis despite Arctic temperatures to protest the Trump administration’s crackdown.
Religion News Service: Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE

What your pastor says this Sunday matters very much
Baptist News Global: This is the time for the great emptying of the whitewashed sepulchers of a distorted American Christianity.

A new look at the sex-abuse case against TV’s ‘Frugal Gourmet’*
The New York Times: Three decades after allegations that the chef and ordained Methodist minister Jeff Smith assaulted boys, a documentary series delves further into his story.

Has there been a Christian revival among young adults in the U.K.? Recent surveys may be misleading
Pew Research Center: Surveys using random samples of the population do not show clear evidence of a Christian resurgence.

Two unlikely friends offer university students, faculty advice for fruitful conversations
Deseret News: Ivy League professors Robert P. George and Cornel West don’t agree on many issues, but they are best friends seeking truth together.