Justice, Humanity, and Building Beloved Community Across Difference

By Adam Nicholas Phillips

January 25, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 23: Demonstrators participate in a rally and march during an "ICE Out” day of protest on January 23, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Community leaders, faith leaders and labor unions have urged Minnesotans to participate in what they are calling a "day of action" as local businesses are expected to close during a statewide general strike held in protest against immigration enforcement operations in the region. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Adam Nicholas Phillips, Chief Executive Officer of Interfaith America, reflects on what is transpiring in Minnesota and across the United States, as well as people in his life harmed by violence.

In Federalist 51 (1788) James Madison wrote that “Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society.” What does that look like in 2026? Not what we are seeing unfold in American communities. Interfaith leaders, bridgebuilders are showing a better way. Let’s get busy building for the common good. Now.

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