Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons

3 weeks ago | msnbc.com | Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons

Fifty-nine white South Africans arrived in the United States this week aboard a U.S.-chartered plane to be granted refugee status. Upon the group's arrival, President Donald Trump stated that the members of the ethnic minority called Afrikaners, who ruled the country during apartheid, have been subject to “a genocide” and that “white farmers are being brutally killed, and their land is being confiscated” by the South African government. No evidence has been found to back up those claims.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons

11 hours agoGeorgetown researcher released from ICE custody after judge’s orderBadar Khan Suri, who has been held in Texas since March, returned to Virginia on Wednesday night after a federal judge found he raised substantial First and Fifth amendment claims.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons

Fifty-nine white South Africans arrived in the United States this week aboard a U.S.-chartered plane to be granted refugee status. Upon the group's arrival, President Donald Trump stated that the members of the ethnic minority called Afrikaners, who ruled the country during apartheid, have been subject to “a genocide” and that “white farmers are being brutally killed, and their land is being confiscated” by the South African government. No evidence has been found to back up those claims.

1 month ago | msnbc.com | Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons

In the 12 years since Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope Francis on March 13, 2013, we’ve witnessed a rapid expansion of LGBTQ rights around the world. The pope’s death Monday is a reminder of the surprising ways his papacy was part of that wave of acceptance. Francis set the tone early in his appointment, during an in-flight press conference aboard the jet nicknamed Shepherd One en route from Rio de Janeiro to Rome in July of 2013.

2 months ago | businessandamerica.com | Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons

“This is a big win for Christians,” the Rev. Franklin Graham told the BBC shortly after Donald Trump’s election victory in November. “We believe the president will defend religious freedom where the Democrats would not.” But the new Trump administration’s focus on attacking diversity, equity and inclusion policies has begun to ensnare Christians and limit their religious freedom.