Essay: We need practical – and humane – migration solutions
BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the US Friends Committee on National Legislation, says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that sincere bipartisan negotiations and solutions on immigration law in the US are overdue…
Essay: Finding hope amid the rubble of our world is not naive. It is necessary
Quaker and peace advocate, BRIDGET MOIX, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says that the work of advocating for a more just, peaceful and sustainable world will need to be continually renewed, not just this year but for many years ahead…
Essay: Siding with peace in the Middle East
BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation in the US, says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that the future for Palestinians and Israelis is being erased each passing day…
Essay: The atomic bomb shocked the world, but not enough to stop killing civilians
In an article first published on Religion News Service, BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation in the US, says that as we mourn the devastation of the last world war, policymakers need to work to prevent the next one…
Essay: A litany for Ukraine – Pray, and act, for peace
BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the US Friends Committee on National Legislation, says – in an article first published on Religion News Service, that one year into the expanded war in Ukraine, it is clear a military approach will not bring peace…
Essay: Reclaiming our democracy is a matter of faith
In an article first published on Religion News Service, BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation in the US, says the gulf between Democrats and Republicans feels unbridgeable, so why bother engaging with the institution at all?…
Essay: Despite its failings, the global war on terror grinds on
In an article first published on Religion News Service, BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, says that two decades into the war on terror, the toll continues to escalate…
Essay: America’s original sin must be addressed, not ignored
In an article first published on Religion News Service, BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, says the tragedy of slavery can never be erased or undone, but it must be addressed and atoned for on a national level…
Essay: A reckoning on Native boarding schools in the US is long overdue
In an article first published on Religion News Service, BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, says that there are “gaping holes between our country’s traditional narrative and the realities of how our nation was built and who paid the costs”…
Essay: If budgets are moral documents, what does the US budget say about ours?
In an article first published on Religion News Service, BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, asks why destroying enemies is a higher priority than feeding, clothing and teaching children?…