The president who ran on “no new wars” just started the largest military campaign in the Middle East since the Iraq war. How we got here and where this administration intends to go next tells you everything you need to know about how it governs.

Here’s where the values of dignity, opportunity, and prosperity come from for me: my Christian faith. Not as a set of policy prescriptions, but as a lens that shapes how I think about power, justice, and love of neighbor in politics.

A country can enforce its laws without losing its conscience. But when immigration enforcement becomes a public show of intimidation, dignity is the first thing we sacrifice. Here’s what’s happening and what better could look like.