Justice

ANSWER MONTHLY ORGANIZING MEETING
DATE: 3rd Tuesday of Each Month
TIME: 6:00-8:00pm
LOCATION: Broadway United Methodist Church
609 E. 29th St.
(Enter Door #1 & Follow the Signs to the Chapel)

INDY ACTION COALITION MONTLY GATHERING
DATE: May 15, 2025
TIME: 6:30-8:00pm
LOCATION: St. Luke's United Methodist Church
100 W. 86th St.
(Enter Door #6 & Go to Robertson Chapel)

Christian Nationalism is not Christian or Patriotic.  Today we are all witnesses to how some of our political and religious leaders gin up false claims to create fear and division between people to develop both adherents to, and sympathizers of, a Christian Nationalist ideology.  They use an unholy cocktail of racism, sexism, xenophobia, and transphobia to both fuel the outrage necessary to sustain this movement and to distract people from its true purpose.  But if you merely scratch the surface of Christian Nationalism, at its core, is the worship of power in the name of Jesus Christ.  

IU Indianapolis Sociology Professor, Dr. Andrew Whitehead notes, “The fruit of Christian Nationalism is not love, but power, fear, and violence.”  This ideology is antithetical to the Good News of the Gospel because it is contrary to the way of Christ in the world, and it is not the way forward toward a more compassionate and just society for all who God has created and loves.    

We, therefore, for the common good of us all, must continue to boldly challenge Christian Nationalism, expose its lies about our nation’s founding principles, and unmask the desire for raw power that motivates this unholy movement.

A simple test to make sure your faith practice has not shifted toward Christian Nationalism is to  answer the following question: "Do you willingly and wholeheartedly extend compassion and neighborliness to others who do not look or believe like you?"  If not, you have shifted toward a belief that God ordains injustice, and makes empathy a sin.   Robert P. Jones wonders, "What are you trying to prepare people for if you are stripping empathy from religion?"          

The good news is that you can return back home!  May the Spirit of God open all people up to a world of possibility beyond limits toward a limitless God of love.

Structural racism, reproductive coercion, and social and financial disadvantage serve as challenges to women seeking comprehensive contraceptive information and access.   Path4You provides both online and in-person reproductive health and contraceptive education, and access to no cost to patient birth  control for women.  
Go to www.path4you.org for more information.

We start with the necessary affirmation that Black Lives Matter.  We know that systemic racism impacts the wellbeing of our Black and Brown siblings in almost every aspect of life—from healthcare to the wealth gap to disproportionate incarceration to housing discrimination. We also acknowledge that dismantling racism requires white members of our community to sit with their discomfort and work through feelings of shame, guilt, and fear.   Racism and white supremacy are antithetical to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and its effects have kept us from the Beloved Community that God desires for us all.  

At Broadway we  are on an anti-racist journey and together we will have conversations and have faith, trusting that the God who created us to live as one will unite us in love to dismantle racism.

The late Broadway member, John Gibson, co-founded Earth Charter Indiana in 2001.  We continue to build on his legacy through participation in environmental stewardship and advocacy with the Earth Charter, Hoosier Interfaith Power & Light, and Teter Organic Farm.   We demand Indiana make an immediate  shift to a clean energy future for the benefit of us all, and to protect the beauty of our planet.  

We support free and fair elections where every vote counts.  We oppose any law that seeks to suppress, discourage, or limit access for voters.  We actively engage with our Indiana legislators to encourage them to support voter protections for all people.

Legislative Contact Information: 
Call Governor Mike Braun at 317-232-4567
Call U. S. Senator Jim Banks at 202-224-4814
Call U. S. Senator Todd Young at 317-226-6700
Call U. S. Representative Andre Carson at 317-283-6516

Broadway is part of the Reconciling Ministries Network which seeks the full inclusion of LGBTQIA+ persons in every aspect of life and ministry.

We also partner with Indy Pride, The Pride of Indy Band, and The Indianapolis Men's Chorus.

Our faith calls us to care for immigrants.  We support compassionate immigration policies, a pathway to citizenship, and refugee resettlement.  

We partner with the following local organizations:

Exodus Refugee
Visit: www.exodusrefugee.org 

Cosecha Indiana
Visit: www.lahuelga.com

Immigrant Welcome Center
 Visit: https://www.immigrantwelcomecenter.org

The Indiana Undocumented Youth Alliance  Visit:  On Facebook