Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, of the Episcopal Church, pleaded with Donald Trump to "have mercy" on illegal immigrants, transgender children, and those who are now "scared" after he was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. Read more:

Four years ago I wrote my inaugural poem The Hill We Climb. Both when I wrote it and performed it, I did so while continuously reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King’s legacy. I was (and am) blown away by how my words reverberated around the world; if anything, it proved to me that we honor King’s dream, by daring to dream big, and by, most importantly, daring to dream together. Only then will the loving fantasies of our better nature transform into reality. The work and fight for the dream persists, and what’s more, it is not just a fight, but fate—that perhaps we are as destined for this time as it is destined for us. What a worthwhile, powerful calling only we can answer. Here with you in the hill and the climb, and whatever light lies beyond, whatever light lies within. -Amanda

Afgelopen zaterdag is Rein Jan Hoekstra overleden. Als voorzitter van ons Wetenschappelijk Instituut, informateur en staatsman heeft hij een onschatbare bijdrage geleverd aan onze partij en ons land. Onze gedachten zijn bij zijn familie.