Inclusion

Statement Regarding the Expanded Travel Ban From the Academic Council of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities

By Dr. Kyle Roberts | on 07, Feb 2020 |   social justice resistance justice united faculty ministry news releases social transformation Voice Politics Inclusion

The Trump administration recently added six countries to the travel ban list which, as a recent New York Times article puts it, “will virtually block immigration from Africa’s most populous nation, Ni[...]

"Being faithful sometimes requires us to break the rules:" A Response to the Issue of LGBTQ Inclusion in the UMC.

By Justin Sabia-Tanis | on 19, Nov 2019 |   social justice Theology justice ministry social transformation Voice lgbtq Inclusion Jesus Open and Affirming

“I’d rather be excluded for who I include than included for who I exclude.” This sentence, often appearing on a church sign, shows up fairly regularly on my social media feed, a moving reminder of wha[...]