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View this email in your browser By Betsy Shirley Editor in Chief, Sojourners I keep looking at the latest issue of Sojourners and smiling. On the cover, you’ll find a gorgeous portrait of Georgia Coley, taken by Nashville-based LGTBQ+ photographer Emily April Allen. The photo accompanies Coley’s essay about her hopes as a transgender Christian—hopes that are quite different from the way trans people are often characterized in the media. It’s special to me to see Coley on our cover. “Trans folks like me have been a cultural touchstone of heated debate for the last several years,” she writes, “often talked about but rarely platformed enough to have a conversation with.” And that’s especially true, I might add, in Christian spaces (or on Christian magazine covers). We’re grateful Coley was willing to help us change that. Meanwhile, we journey through Holy Week, meditating on the body of Christ, broken for all of us. And that “all” does mean all: The politicians stooping to Trump-style meme wars. Those blocking Palestinian Christians from Jerusalem sacred sites on Holy Week. Everyone who joined No Kings protests. The people who pick up the pieces when our faith and justice leaders fail. Broken for me and for you. I’m Trans. I’m Human. I Don’t Want to ‘Transcend Humanity’ Peter Thiel wants technology to turn us into immortal machines. My hopes and dreams as a transgender Christian could not be more different. Read the full article Advertisement Our Latest Stories Israel Is Blocking Palestinians from Easter at Church Where Jesus Resurrected (by Tate Young) In an unprecedented closure, the state is barring Palestinian people of faith from normal Holy Week activities in the Old City of Jerusalem, citing the war with Iran. Read more The Best ‘No Kings’ Protest Signs From Our Readers (by The Editors) Protesting the Trump administration’s authoritarianism, Christian nationalism, violence at home, and war abroad, millions of Christians joined their neighbors to stand for democracy. Read more After Chávez Abuse Allegations, Faith Leaders Refocus on Farmworkers (by Bekah McNeel) How movements inspired by Chávez’ Catholic nonviolence and labor justice are reckoning with the fallout of his disgrace. Read more Gavin Newsom Wants to Overcome Evil With Evil (by Tyler Huckabee) “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” If beating Trump means stooping to his level then what do we really win?  Read more Advertisements Free Webinar on Co-op Development Join Faith and Money Network for a 90-minute webinar with co-op developer Jonathan Welle. On Wednesday, April 22, at 7:00 pm Eastern, Jonathan will share lessons from Cleveland Owns, an economic democracy incubator that enables neighbors to build cooperative businesses and organize campaigns for community control of resources. Action Alert: No War With Iran! Contact Congress now to demand peace and an end to the war with Iran. As Christians we know that each and every life is precious and every step must be taken to avoid bloodshed. Instead of recklessly pursuing a policy of escalation, we demand an end to violence and vigorous oversight from Congress in pursuit of peace. Donate Subscribe Copyright © 2026 Sojourners. All rights reserved. Email: sojourners@sojo.net | Tel.: 202.328.8842