WASHINGTON D.C.—Today, Arizona Representatives Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), joined by co-sponsors Jared Huffman (CA), André Carson (IN), Melanie Stansbury (NM), Dina Titus (NV), Earl Blumenauer (OR), and Joe Neguse (CO) introduced the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act to permanently protect a stretch of the Gila River Valley and surrounding desert between Phoenix and Yuma.

As pastors in the state of Arizona, we are concerned about the toxic polarization that has taken hold in our state and the weight it is adding to the souls of our neighbors.

A video recently surfaced that showed violent rhetoric toward an Arizona public servant. It deserves the rebuke of Christians in our state — and all people of goodwill.