United States of America Archives - United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities

April 7, 2026

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Statement by President Molly T. Marshall on the War against Iran

Dear United Community, The terrorizing threat posed by the United States against Iran is against all principled advocates for peace and justice. While we do not know whether these threats of devastating destruction, tantamount to genocide, will come to pass, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities firmly opposes wreaking suffering on vulnerable civilians. We call for a merciful resolution to the escalating conflict. Rev. Molly T. Marshall, PhD President Contact Nathanial Green (he/him) Director of Marketing and Communications press@unitedseminary.edu • (651) 255-6138

A Call for Lament (in the time of a global pandemic)

A while ago, I woke up from a nightmare. In this dream, I knew that my brother was in an upper level of an abandoned skyscraper, unconscious and badly burned, hooked into an IV that I did not know who operated. When I learned about his condition on the phone, I felt and heard a noise escape my throat - one I have only heard once before. The unmistakable, guttural cry of grief: someone is dead or dying. By the time I saw my brother’s body in front of me, in the dream, I woke up. It was dark. My body automatically turned over, bringing me to my knees and I prayed. With gratitude, gratitude that I knew, with almost certainty, that my brother was safe at home. Then grief washed over me again, because just as I knew my brother was fine, I knew that someone else’s brother was experiencing my dream as their reality. (more…)

Three Freedoms: How the 1st Amendment Relates to Seminary Education

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." (more…)