Richard Fox Young
@emeritusfox.bsky.social
Emeritus professor, History of Religions, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
|| “Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.” Herman Melville, Moby-Dick ||
|| “Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.” Herman Melville, Moby-Dick ||
Pinned
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Father Bashar Fawadleh, parish priest of Christ the Redeemer Church in the Christian village of Taybeh, delivers a powerful Christmas message, sharing the lived reality under occupation and settler terrorism in Palestine’s only entirely Christian village.
December 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Father Bashar Fawadleh, parish priest of Christ the Redeemer Church in the Christian village of Taybeh, delivers a powerful Christmas message, sharing the lived reality under occupation and settler terrorism in Palestine’s only entirely Christian village.
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Florida's Catholic bishops appealed to Donald Trump to pause immigration enforcement activities during the Christmas holidays. The WH, in response, said it would be business as usual.
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White House rebuffs Catholic bishops' appeal for a Christmas pause in immigration enforcement
The appeal was issued by the Miami archbishop and signed by seven other members of the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Florida's Catholic bishops appealed to Donald Trump to pause immigration enforcement activities during the Christmas holidays. The WH, in response, said it would be business as usual.
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Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: 'There is no Christmas for separated families': Pastors tend to immigrant families in crisis —> religionnews.com/2025/12/23/t...
'There is no Christmas for separated families': Pastors tend to immigrant families in crisis
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — As Los Angeles pastors lead congregations and preach about the meaning of Christmas, they’re facing the emotional devastation of families struggling to cling to hope.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: 'There is no Christmas for separated families': Pastors tend to immigrant families in crisis —> religionnews.com/2025/12/23/t...
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“I would not knowingly extend communion to an illegal immigrant who is visiting our church. That person would be in sin by being in this country illegally, & Christians should obey the law of the land.” Immigration Crackdown Fault Lines Among Baptists www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
Immigration Crackdown Creates Fault Lines Among Baptists
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December 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“I would not knowingly extend communion to an illegal immigrant who is visiting our church. That person would be in sin by being in this country illegally, & Christians should obey the law of the land.” Immigration Crackdown Fault Lines Among Baptists www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
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Radical bearded cleric issues new fatwa -->
December 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Radical bearded cleric issues new fatwa -->
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Head of US Catholic bishops says deportations are causing 'fear and uncertainty'
Head of US Catholic bishops says deportations are causing 'fear and uncertainty'
The church has been increasingly critical of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Head of US Catholic bishops says deportations are causing 'fear and uncertainty'
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Pope Leo sounds as if he is directly criticizing Trump, because Trump exemplifies evils that the pontiff decries—neglect of the poor, crass materialism, embrace of violence, and bigotry. While Trump oppresses; the pontiff stands with the oppressed
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Undaunted in Faith
Three religious leaders provide inspiration: Pope Leo XIV; Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde; and Pastor Jamal Bryant
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December 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Pope Leo sounds as if he is directly criticizing Trump, because Trump exemplifies evils that the pontiff decries—neglect of the poor, crass materialism, embrace of violence, and bigotry. While Trump oppresses; the pontiff stands with the oppressed
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Oh: 42 faith leaders arrested today after chaining themselves to a SF immigration court.
“The faith leaders, wearing religious garb from various denominations … stood in front of the courthouse doors, singing, ‘If you come for them, you’ll have to go through us.’” missionlocal.org/2025/12/fait...
“The faith leaders, wearing religious garb from various denominations … stood in front of the courthouse doors, singing, ‘If you come for them, you’ll have to go through us.’” missionlocal.org/2025/12/fait...
42 faith leaders arrested after chaining themselves to S.F. immigration court
About 20 protesters were arrested by federal police after chaining themselves to San Francisco's immigration court.
missionlocal.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Oh: 42 faith leaders arrested today after chaining themselves to a SF immigration court.
“The faith leaders, wearing religious garb from various denominations … stood in front of the courthouse doors, singing, ‘If you come for them, you’ll have to go through us.’” missionlocal.org/2025/12/fait...
“The faith leaders, wearing religious garb from various denominations … stood in front of the courthouse doors, singing, ‘If you come for them, you’ll have to go through us.’” missionlocal.org/2025/12/fait...
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Words DO MATTER.
This is deeply moving.
This is deeply moving.
December 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Words DO MATTER.
This is deeply moving.
This is deeply moving.
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This week, the National Latino Evangelical Coalition launched the Advent Welcome Campaign, which says: “There’s room in the inn." That in Advent, we should have space for immigrants, foreigners, refugees and others fleeing difficult situations.
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Room in the Inn: A Call for Immigrant Solidarity with Rev. Gabriel Salguero
Rev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero, president and founder of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition, unveils the Advent Welcome Campaign and discusses the impact current policies are having on the…
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December 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This week, the National Latino Evangelical Coalition launched the Advent Welcome Campaign, which says: “There’s room in the inn." That in Advent, we should have space for immigrants, foreigners, refugees and others fleeing difficult situations.
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Leaders of a Catholic church in Massachusetts kept a Nativity display with an anti-ICE message in place on Monday, defying an order from the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to remove it. The display shows Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus missing, replaced by a sign reading “ICE WAS HERE.” trib.al/adPW46y
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Leaders of a Catholic church in Massachusetts kept a Nativity display with an anti-ICE message in place on Monday, defying an order from the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to remove it. The display shows Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus missing, replaced by a sign reading “ICE WAS HERE.” trib.al/adPW46y
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UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
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African Christian leaders attending a conference with faith-based health organizations called for countries on the continent to do more to replace U.S. Agency for International Development funds that were cut by the Trump administration earlier this year.
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African Christian leaders and health nonprofits seek to fill gaps after USAID cuts
(RNS) — The leaders from 10 countries on the continent called for more local funding to restore essential resources to fight malaria, HIV and tuberculosis.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
African Christian leaders attending a conference with faith-based health organizations called for countries on the continent to do more to replace U.S. Agency for International Development funds that were cut by the Trump administration earlier this year.
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In Chicago, a Nativity scene features a zip-tied baby Jesus and Roman centurions in "ICE" vests.
Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here."
It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...
Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here."
It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...
ICE Nativity scenes: Churches reimagine Christmas story amid deportations
(RNS) — 'We know that Jesus was born into a Roman imperial occupation, and pretty much immediately becomes a refugee in Egypt, has to flee and faces political violence,' the Rev. Michael Woolf said.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In Chicago, a Nativity scene features a zip-tied baby Jesus and Roman centurions in "ICE" vests.
Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here."
It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...
Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here."
It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...
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NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
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The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
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December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
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The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
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Pastor Black: While I was in the middle of using the words of Jesus, they opened fire on me. It was so clear that they had been so poorly trained, or — the alternative — that they had been deliberately told to escalate violence against peaceful protesters.
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Pastor Black: While I was in the middle of using the words of Jesus, they opened fire on me. It was so clear that they had been so poorly trained, or — the alternative — that they had been deliberately told to escalate violence against peaceful protesters.
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Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
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NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) is the latest state election leader to reject a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share private, unredacted voter data with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Colorado Tells DOJ ‘Take a Hike’ as It Rejects Demand for Statewide Voter Data
Read more here.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) is the latest state election leader to reject a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share private, unredacted voter data with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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News: Pentagon inspector general finds that the classified information Pete Hegseth shared in a Signal chat with @TheAtlantic could have put U.S. forces at risk. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops With Signal Messages
An inspector general report finds that the defense secretary violated his department’s policies.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
News: Pentagon inspector general finds that the classified information Pete Hegseth shared in a Signal chat with @TheAtlantic could have put U.S. forces at risk. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
December 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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One way of looking at it…
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 AM
One way of looking at it…
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