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The Episcopal Church’s Response on the June 25 Supreme Court Opinions on Immigration
The Episcopal Church laments the Supreme Court’s June 25 ruling in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, which held that asylum seekers who are stopped before physically crossing into U.S. territory have not “arrived” in the United States for purpose of claiming asylum. This decision could mean that those who are fleeing persecution, and who historically have had the right…
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Building community during an election: Is it possible? (2024)
By Alan Yarborough Defining what we want is challenging enough at times. “Beloved community…”—to what extent can we really imagine that? Figuring out how to realize it is another challenge altogether. “Becoming…”—but how? We emphasize in our civil discourse training that there is an underlying assumption in promoting dialogue as a tool for becoming beloved community:…
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This Juneteenth, Advocate for Racial Justice
Holy and righteous God, you created us in your image. Grant us grace to contend fearlessly against evil and to make no peace with oppression. Help us, like those of generations before us, resist the evil of slavery and human bondage in any form and any manner of oppression. Help us to use our freedoms to…
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Stepping Up for Democracy: The Episcopal Church and Voting Rights
The Episcopal Church’s General Convention has consistently expressed support for fair and free elections and has opposed efforts to suppress the voting rights of United States citizens. The recent Supreme Court Louisiana v. Callais decision further weakens the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations continues to engage Episcopalians in support of…
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Episcopal Church Statement on U.S. Intervention in Venezuela
The people of The Episcopal Church offer prayers for our beloved siblings in Christ in the Episcopal Diocese of Venezuela, and for people across the region following this morning’s U.S. military operation that removed President Nicolás Maduro. Episcopalians in Venezuela carry out vital ministries in increasingly challenging conditions, and we fear for their well-being and their church community if these military interventions, and any form of U.S….
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Support the American Dream and Promise Act
This podcast from the church’s Office of Government Relations aims to help educate, equip, and inspire Episcopalians to weave public policy advocacy into their personal lives and church communities. In Season 4, Episode 6, policy advisor Troy Collazo talks with host Alan Yarborough about ways to support proposed legislation that offers a pathway to citizenship for DACA…
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Protect the Arctic Refuge
This podcast from the church’s Office of Government Relations aims to help educate, equip, and inspire Episcopalians to weave public policy advocacy into their personal lives and church communities. In Season 4, Episode 5, policy advisor Susie Faria talks with host Alan Yarborough about the ecological and cultural importance of the Arctic Refuge, how wildlife…
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Support Global Nuclear Disarmament
This podcast from the church’s Office of Government Relations aims to help educate, equip, and inspire Episcopalians to weave public policy advocacy into their personal lives and church communities. In Season 4, Episode 4, policy advisor Susie Faria talks with host Alan Yarborough about the human and environmental impacts of nuclear exposure and testing and how…
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Say No to Expanding Immigration Detention
This podcast from the church’s Office of Government Relations aims to help educate, equip, and inspire Episcopalians to weave public policy advocacy into their personal lives and church communities. In Season 4, Episode 3, policy advisor Troy Collazo talks with host Alan Yarborough about the current state of immigration detention in the U.S. and how…
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Ending Gun Violence
This podcast from The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations aims to help educate, equip, and inspire Episcopalians to weave public policy advocacy into their personal lives and church communities. New episodes come out each Monday. Subscribe to EpiscoPols on Apple Podcasts, Spotify.Listen to the podcast and find shownotes and resources here, or watch the video on…
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How We Can Address Homelessness
Join host Alan Yarborough, director of government relations and global partnerships for The Episcopal Church, for Season 4 discussions about recent “action alerts” from the Episcopal Public Policy Network. This episode, featuring policy advisor Lindsey Delks, looks at the rise in homelessness; how housing intersects with health care, food access, and education; what Episcopal parishes…
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