Notices by Jack Jenkins (jackmjenkins@mastodon.online)

lol: religion reporting, 2026.

NEW from me: In Minneapolis, George Floyd-era faith networks have reignited after Renee Good's killing by ICE.

Most have been operating for a while, and often partner with others: last night, a church, brewery & bookstore hosted an event.

If you showed up with a whistle (to warn folks of ICE), you got a free drink. https://religionnews.com/2026/01/11/in-minneapolis-george-floyd-era-faith-networks-reignite-after-renee-goods-killing-by-ice/

I am a grown, adult man who specializes in provable and verifiable facts, intent every day on sharing only accurate, painstakingly vetted truths with the world.

And, also, every time I walk through an automatic door, I do a little hand-wave so it feels like I’m opening it with The Force.

Crowd-sourced question: Let's say I wanted to know how many religious denominations, houses of worship, and faith-based organization sued the *Biden* administration in a given year.

Short of just searching a bunch of time-limited terms on RECAP, any suggestions on where to find that info?

Outside Chicago, a Nativity scene features a zip-tied baby Jesus and Roman centurions in "ICE" vests.

Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here."

It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. https://religionnews.com/2025/12/05/ice-nativity-scenes-churches-reimagine-christmas-story-amid-deportations/

NEW: Earlier this month, I spent the day with the Luhmanns — a Chicago-area family rooted in conservative Christianity that has made pushback against ICE a spiritual affair.

In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons drove through neighborhoods, tracking ICE agents.

In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported.

They've been doing this for weeks. https://religionnews.com/2025/11/25/how-one-conservative-christian-family-is-pushing-back-against-ice/

NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, Rev. Michael Woolf tells me he has "bruises all over his body."

Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." https://religionnews.com/2025/11/15/at-least-seven-faith-leaders-arrested-at-ice-facility-protest/

Yesterday, DHS appeared to mock demonstrators in a faith-led protest outside a Chicago-area ICE facility, referring to participants — who, again, were led by clergy — as "imbecilic morons" who need to "get a job."

In response, a pastor told me "this is our job," adding, "to advocate for the oppressed, the vulnerable, and those dehumanized by any forces of evil and oppression.” https://religionnews.com/2025/11/15/at-least-seven-faith-leaders-arrested-at-ice-facility-protest/

:: puts on favorite white hoodie ::

:: immediately spills coffee on it ::

:: feels strangely liberated ::

Via @religionnews: Pope Leo calls on Catholics to care for the poor in first official exhortation —> https://religionnews.com/2025/10/09/pope-leo-calls-on-catholics-care-for-the-poor-in-first-official-exhortation/

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a while. https://mastodon.online/@jackmjenkins/115338173379257552

Oh: This is simultaneously not an especially radical theological belief and, politically speaking (especially in the U.S. context), quite a thing for Pope Leo to say. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/266859/pope-leo-xiv-comments-on-cupichs-plan-to-bestow-award-on-illinois-senator

What are you reading this weekend?

Crowd-sourcing a question for art nerds — especially religious art nerds: anyone recognize the (clearly desaturated) painting being used for the poster below?

What are you reading this weekend?

What are you reading this weekend?

Re-upping this: if you know of any incident in your area where ICE and/or federal agents have conducted immigration enforcement actions on the grounds of a house of worship or nearby, let me know.

You can reach me via email (see bio) or on Signal (jackmjenkins.60) here: https://signal.me/#eu/LbyCqNu0pprPnBGvw5hjfWQzzSZGDj6CcUh6e_Hyj3JgHWFmc1hJi4svq1IMyTSj

FYI: Gonna be on MSNBC in a sec here to talk about Catholics suspending Mass obligations for parishioners concerned about ICE raids.

I feel like Mastodon might be a good place to ask this #space question: I know we have some video footage from #Mars, and that we've recorded some sounds.

But do we have any footage that pairs both as a *rover* is moving? I.e., a shot of Mars with sound as a rover moves — or even just as it pans? #MarsRover

NEW from me: A GOP-led House investigation is targeting 200+ groups accused of fueling Biden's "historic border crisis" by aiding migrants.

But the list includes faith groups and *entire denominations*, and some are calling the probe a violation of religious liberty. https://religionnews.com/2025/06/25/faith-groups-say-republican-led-probe-violates-their-religious-freedom/