The Bulletin

Mercy in Minnesota, Pro-Life in Trump 2.0, and Syrian-Kurdish Conflict

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Jan 30, 2026
Hadeel Oueis, Middle East analyst who escaped Assad’s crackdown, discusses Syrian-Kurdish dynamics and U.S. policy in northeast Syria. Harvest Prude, national political correspondent, reports on the March for Life and the pro-life movement under the current administration. Emily Belz, reporter on Minneapolis, covers church-led aid and immigrant responses in the Twin Cities.
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Churches Providing Direct Care

  • Emily Belz reports Christians in Minneapolis signed parental authority forms to care for children if parents are detained.
  • Churches also drove immigrants to work and organized large volunteer food and aid efforts under extreme cold.
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Crisis Builds New Church Networks

  • Local aid efforts were relationship-based, with Latino evangelical churches coordinating with white majority churches.
  • New cross-cultural relationships emerged quickly to meet urgent needs and share resources.
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Strain On Immigrant Churches

  • Hispanic churches faced severe membership losses and resource strain while being asked to deliver large-scale aid.
  • The dual pressure of pastoral care and logistical relief has devastated some congregations' capacity.
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