Take heart. While Trump has his evangelical base of support, know that the faith and resistance movement is much more vast, diverse, and vocal than many realize. This week Jack Jenkins ofThink Progress wrote about the many faith groups that condemned Trump’s rescinding of DACA, as well how Pope Francis blessed undocumented immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border last year. Antonia Blumberg, the religion reporter for HuffPost, wrote about the hundreds of faith leaders who denounced the anti LGBTQ sentiments of the Nashville Statement. However, the resistance is not centered in the Christian Left, for it is is larger, more interstitial, more glorious than we can imagine. The following is part two in a series about faith and resistance leaders, academics, authors, artists, and pastors of different faiths—Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Sikh, Buddhist—who are speaking out against the injustices perpetuated by Trump and his administration.
Rev.Dr.Jacqui Lewis, Activist. Author. Pastor. Public Theologian. @MiddleChurch @MSNBC@HuffPost #GodIsLove #CompleteTheDream #BlackLivesMatter
Najeeba Syeed, I make peace & love words : Associate professor of Interreligious Education / lawyer. Instagram: @profnajeebasyeed
Lisa Sharon Harper, Playwright. Activist. Columnist @Sojourners. Appears @ReligionEthics@TVOne @NPR @WashingtonPost. Author of #VeryGoodGospel#ForgiveUsBook #LeftRightChrist
Mahdia Lynn, your friendly neighborhood transsexual mosque director // visit @masjidalrabia // send inquiries to mahdia@masjidalrabia.org
Linda Sarsour, Palestinian-American-Muslim, born and raised Brooklyn, organizer, civil rights activist, National Co-Chair of @womensmarch, Bookings: sarsour.speaks@gmail.com
Amena Brown Owen, writer. poet. talker. believer. author. almost six footer. mrs. @opdiggy. hip hop head. @spelmancollege woman. #brokenrecordbook releases nov 7.
Paul Trillich, Wright the Writer. Buddhist w/a Christian twist. Making cheeseburgers from sacred cows since '83. (writes articles at Religion Dispatches and other places.)
Rabbi Jonah Pesner,Director of Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (@theRAC) and Senior VP of the Union for Reform Judaism (@URJorg)
Blair Imani, I care about people and I want to change the world • Civic Action & Campaign Lead @dosomething • Founder @equalityforHER • blair@blairimani.com • she/her
Leroy Barber,Co founder Voices Project, Director @hope, College Pastor Kilns college, Holla, Green_my_hood , http://voices-project.org
Ciriac Alvarez, Undocumented Immigrant | Writer | Activist & Organizer | Believer | Psalms 23:4 | Tweets are my own. inquiries: ciriacisbeth@gmail.com
Brandan Robertson, Author • Activist • Pastor @MG_SanDiego• Working for a more beautiful world • Organizer #ChristiansUnited • Find me @HuffPost @NBC @TIME#FaithfullyLGBT
Simran Jeet Singh, Father. Teacher. Writer. Speaker. Ally. Professor. Activist. Marathoner Affiliations: @NYUniversity, @Trinity_U, @Sikh_Coalition, @TrumanProject@ReligionReport
Rafael Shimunov, #Refugee, @JFREJnyc board. @ResistHere cobuilder. National @WorkingFamilies Party Creative Director w @theCCR @IfNotNowOrg Opinions mine.
Jim Wallis, President and Founder of @Sojourners. Dad. Author of America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America. http://amzn.to/1W55kxW
Lisa Sharon Harper, Playwright. Activist. Columnist @Sojourners. Appears @ReligionEthics@TVOne @NPR @WashingtonPost. Author of #VeryGoodGospel#ForgiveUsBook #LeftRightChrist
Nurya Love Parish, practicing resurrection where Christianity & ecology meet. #Michigan #Episcopal priest w faith, farm & food ministry. Guide to the Christian food movement.
Austin Channing, Writer. Speaker. Working toward racial justice and reconciliation. Book coming Summer 2018.
David Kyuman Kim, Professor Religious Studies & American Studies Connecticut College / love-driven politics http://bit.ly/2qNYIhL
Asha Dahya, Creator/Editor-in-Chief @girltalkhq | #feminism | #politics | #religion | #racialjustice |#progressive | currently developing a docu-series abt #reprojustice