Prison reform bill represents what’s beautiful about America

This week, more than 2,200 evangelical pastors pledged their support for the FIRST STEP Act. If passed, that bill will represent the most sweeping reform to our criminal justice system in a generation. Their support should come as no surprise to anyone. Christians have a centuries-old mandate to care for prisoners, to visit them, and to care for their families. It’s as Christian as Christmas and Easter.

What might surprise some, however, is that this issue has united Americans in good faith from across the political spectrum – from Van Jones to Sen. Mike Lee, from Sens. Dick Durbin to Chuck Grassley, from the most progressive Christians I know to the most conservative.