Nov 6, 2025: Members of the Buddhist Church of San Francisco Engaged Buddhism group participated in the
San Francisco Faith in Action prayer vigil and procession for immigrants' rights and protection.

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@nytimes.com has an autocracy meter. 0 = healthy democracy, 10 = complete autocracy. The meter was at 0 when Trump was elected. It is now at 4.3. In one year the USA has moved nearly 50% of the way towards the world's worst autocracies. How far will three more years take it?

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Rev. Toshiyuki Umitani, bishop of the Hawaiian Nishi Hongwanji Pure Land temples, issues a statement on ICE's violence in Minnesota.

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https://hongwanjihawaii.com/messages/awakening-to-compassion-in-turbulent-times/

"What we call the Pure Land has to be a vision of complete freedom for all beings–there is no justification for placing anyone in a cell, camp or corral, not in the U.S. or anywhere else."

Jodo Shinshu minister Rev. Patti Nakai reflects on her ongoing study class and current events

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https://windycityjodoshinshu.blogspot.com/2026/02/study-group-january-2026-session.html