This week’s recommended reading 4/4/25

Senator Cory Booker protests Trump administration and DOGE cuts CSpan | March 31 to April 1, 2025

Christians believe human fallibility too great to allow unchecked power for our leaders Religion News Service | March 31, 2025

Authoritarianism is not only a political issue, it’s a theological one. The human capacity for evil is too great to allow individuals to have too much unchecked political power.

Bishop Eaton Issues Video Message for Transgender Day of Visibility ELCA YouTube | March 31, 2025

“God created you in God's image and loves and cares for you exactly as you are. ... You deserve to be safe in our communities. Bullying and discrimination have no place in the body of Christ,” Eaton said.