“At a time of increased polarization, mistrust and political violence, we believe there is a better way to live together as Americans, a better way to learn from each other, a better way to find a way forward together to protect the integrity of our democracy.”

It can be easy for our minds to become anxious and hectic scrolling our timelines these days. Spiritual practices can be a powerful "counterweight to the overwhelm" to help you find grounding.

A grounding reflection for the New Year: We're not just against war, injustice, and poverty. We're FOR peace, justice, and a society where all can thrive.

🚨 In 2026, the Trump admin. plans to further cut Medicaid, slash climate funding, & expand ICE’s power. We must not let a federal budget like this pass without resistance. Please consider supporting our work in Congress for a moral budget rooted in compassion, solidarity, & human dignity. ⬇️

This year was a difficult one. But through it all, our amazing Advocacy Teams across the country helped make historic progress. 🙌 Our campaign on Gaza, "Aid, Not Arms" helped shape the conversation on Capitol Hill. Learn more - and consider joining a team in your state! ⬇️

📚✨ Democracy is not abstract. It’s practiced in community. In LA, faith communities are stepping up to strengthen democracy -- creating spaces where neighbors learn their rights, build trust, and care for one another in the face of fear and uncertainty.

🍃 A positive climate story to help balance your time line: A coal town goes geothermal

Each day, we work to bring a voice for moral governance to the halls of Congress — the kind that prioritizes: ✔️human dignity over ❌corporate profit, ✔️compassion over ❌cruelty, ✔️peace over ❌militarism. Our voice depends on you. Please consider chipping in today:

📣 An inmportant and powerful reminder, via @rbreich.bsky.social:

A reminder this holiday season: Good things happen when we can see the Light in one another, even in times of heightened polarity and fear. Centering each other’s humanity, welcoming the stranger, and loving our neighbors is the way forward toward healing in the new year ahead.

When young people are organized, they can make a huge positive impact in our politics. 👏FCNL's Campus Chapters program aims to develop the next wave of young adults to become organizers and advocacy leaders in their communities. Learn more!

Horrified and heartbroken by this senseless Christmas bombing by the White House. The message of Christ is to love our neighbors and make peace with our enemies. War is not the answer. Trump Announces Strike Against ISIS in Nigeria www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...

A reminder this holiday season: Good things happen when we can see the Light in one another, even in times of heightened polarity and fear. Centering each other’s humanity, welcoming the stranger, and loving our neighbors is the way forward toward healing in the new year ahead.

"In this time of loss and chaos; this time of tremendous overwhelm ... How do we prepare ourselves for our own healing, and for our roles in shaping and repairing our communities?"

My latest for @sojo.net on the Trump administration's unlawful boat strikes in international waters: sojo.net/magazine/jan...

🎵 FCNL is cosponsoring the first-ever Faith in Democracy Interfaith Concert! Let's reclaim January 6 each year as a day of hope, light and unity.

The Trump administration is lifting its prohibition on anti-personnel landmines. These indiscriminant weapons kill and maim civilians long after wars end. How can we build peace while we sowing explosive seeds that will bear violent fruit for generations? www.noclusterbombs.org/news/2025/12...

Amid the Trump administration's unprecedented attacks on immigrant communities, Quakers in Costa Rica are offering a powerful example of what "welcoming the stranger" looks like. 👏🙏

📣 An inmportant and powerful reminder, via @rbreich.bsky.social:

"As a person of faith, I believe every life is sacred." "War not only violates our human dignity — it defies the divine spark that lives in each of us. Peacemaking is sacred work."

👏 This is a major win for peace — and an important milestone in our advocacy efforts to urge Congress to reclaim its constitutional war powers and end endless wars. ⬇️

📣 Immigrants make this country whole! #LoveThyNeighbor

📣"Do not be gaslighted: The president has no right to murder."

If we want the U.S. to be a positive force for peace in the world, we need Congress to both: 1) "rein in Trump’s runaway militarism and prevent another forever war." And 2) "reassert a real U.S. commitment to diplomacy and peacebuilding." @bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social

👏 After decades of advocacy from FCNL’s advocacy network and the broader peace movement, the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in Iraq has finally been repealed!

War is not the answer in Somalia. War is not the answer in Venezuela. War is not the answer at home in our streets. War is not the answer, period.

Today is International Migrants Day. Letter by letter, people across the country are speaking out in solidarity, sending a clear message to their members of Congress: Immigrants make this nation whole. #LoveThyNeighbor www.fcnl.org/letter-lette...

Last night, President Trump bombed another civilian boat in international waters, killing 4 more people and bringing the death toll of his illegal boat strikes to 99. These murders violate U.S. and international law and must be stopped.

👏Historic ruling: In a lawsuit against the Trump admin. launched by members of Congress, a federal judge affirmed lawmakers have a right conduct oversight at ICE detention facilities. This is crucial to protecting the human rights and dignity of people facing inhumane conditions in ICE custody.

ICE’s cruelty is Trump’s violence in action. Our communities do not deserve to be terrorized. We cannot allow it to continue.

The Republican megabill's tax provisions give enormous, permanent tax cuts to the wealthy while leaving most working families worse off, deepening inequality and putting the nation on a fiscally risky path that policymakers should reverse. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

Federal immigration agents in camo chase landscapers, students, and day laborers through U.S. cities in a deportation campaign, treating neighborhoods like war zones. Ashley Gilbertson for @hammerandhope.bsky.social documents the courage of communities who resist.

📣 A strong majority of Americans want immigration policies defined by compassion, respect, and solidarity, not cruelty, racism, and xenophobia.

CPC Deputy Chair @repilhan.bsky.social: “Tonight’s razor-thin, 211-to-213 vote on the bipartisan War Powers Resolution to end these illegal hostilities puts Trump on notice. America has no kings, and Trump has no mandate to push his unconstitutional military campaign against Venezuela."

We are deeply disappointed that the House failed to pass War Powers Resolutions yesterday to stop President Trump's illegal + immoral boat strikes and escalation with Venezuela. But as @repilhan.bsky.social said, this "razor-thin, 211-to-213" bipartisan vote "puts Trump on notice.”

The American public - Democrats and Republicans alike - do not want another needless, disastrous, and costly forever war. Our members of Congress must exert their authority and stop it. #WarIsNotTheAnswer!

War is not the answer in Somalia. War is not the answer in Venezuela. War is not the answer at home in our streets. War is not the answer, period.

Ending forever wars?

I made my 3 calls this AM to ask my rep & senators to take steps to prevent another nuclear arms race. I understand from @fcnl.bsky.social that it's impactful when a whole lot of people call in about the same issue on the same day. www.fcnl.org/events/call-...

“To blame entire immigrant communities for an isolated act is a violation of fundamental rights and a denial of that of God in each of us.” “As a nation we must choose justice, dignity, and real peacemaking instead.” @bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social

Enhanced premium tax credits help millions of Americans, including organ transplant patients and patients with chronic conditions, access the health coverage they need.

The American public - Democrats and Republicans alike - do not want another needless, disastrous, and costly forever war. Our members of Congress must exert their authority and stop it. #WarIsNotTheAnswer!

"Money for wars, but not the poor." Our national priorities are grossly out of whack.

"Despite the Trump administration's claims that deadly air strikes on boats are self-defense, the president has no right to murder." inkstickmedia.com/the-united-s...

NEW: U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says “That is one of the concerns with the administration asserting that the President essentially has a license to kill outside the law,” says expert. theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...

New from FCNL's Lydia El-Sayegh in @inkstickmedia.com: "The president of the United States is directing the US military to commit murder with each bombing of civilians on the high seas." 📣"Do not be gaslighted: The president has no right to murder."

Many experts warn that under international law, President Trump's blockade of Venezuela is an act of war. 🚨The House will vote TODAY on two War Powers Resolutions to block President Trump from launching unauthorized, disastrous new war against Venezuela. Action resource⬇️

Grantee @fcnl.bsky.social is holding a call-in day today to encourage Congress to press for negotiations. Calling your representatives and senators is still the most effective way to make your voice heard 📲 www.fcnl.org/events/call-...

I just came out of the briefing with Sec. Rubio and Sec. Hegseth on the military strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Here's what I learned. Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.

NEW: @jayapal.house.gov & Rep. Massie are leading a bipartisan effort to *finally* repeal the 2001 AUMF -- the sweeping post-9/11 war authorization that has served as a blank check for endless wars for far too long. 👏 #WarIsNotTheAnswer!