Lexi Schnaser (she/her) is a former social media and communications assistant at Sojourners.
Lexi grew up in a small town in Minnesota. She studied political science and criminal justice at Dordt University where she was also involved in student government and the campus newspaper, The Diamond. She also had the opportunity to study abroad at Oxford University.
Staying rooted in the idea that all people are created with dignity, she has always had a passion for the intersection of faith and social justice, especially LGBTQ+ issues. In being at Sojourners, she hopes to learn more about herself, her faith, and what she wants to do when she grows up.
Outside of work, Lexi enjoys baking, reading, wandering museums and bookstores, and calling her long-distance friends.
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I See the Worst of Social Media. I Still Think It’s a Tool for Justice
Illustration by Carlos PX via Unspalsh.
Like any other Gen Zer, I’ve grown up hearing about the potential harms of social media: As early as elementary school, teachers and parents warned us of stranger danger, not just in the grocery store, but also online. I was 12 when I got my first social media account on Instagram (even though my hand-me-down iPod Touch didn’t have a camera). In seventh grade, I, and many of my classmates, wrote our final essays for English class on the influence of social media on teenage girls’ body image. I was in junior high when news broke that Facebook user data had been improperly harvested to manipulate U.S. voters. In my high school’s speech and debate club, I learned about dangers of doxxing — posting people’s personal information, like addresses, online as a way to target them for violence. And in my own work here at Sojourners, I regularly see the hate and homophobia that shows up in social media comments.
25 LGBTQ+ Christian Quotes That Sustain Us
Members of local LGBTQ2S+ supporters and allies gather to counter protest street preachers from Rhema Faith Ministries Edmonton Church Canada. September 2021 in Ehyte Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)
Queer people of faith have always existed. We are here, existing now, and we will continue to exist well into the future.
9 Christian Women Shaping the Church in 2024
From top left to bottom right: Crystal D. Cheatham, Rev. Sue Park-Hur, Rachael Clinton Chen (and baby), Bethany Rivera Molinar, Brandi Miller, Kendall Vanderslice, Chanequa Walker-Barnes, Elaine Enns, and Rev. Mae Elise Cannon. Graphic br Candace Sanders/Sojourners
Each year at Sojourners we celebrate Women’s History Month by honoring the work of Christian women who are guiding the church to become a place of deeper welcome, justice, and wholeness.
31 Liberating Quotes From Christian Women
June 19, 2018: Women faith leaders protest the Trump administration policy of separating children from their immigrant parents at the U.S. border. Photo: Jay Mallin/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News
Women were the first liberators in the Exodus story, the first to proclaim Jesus had risen from the dead, prominent leaders in anti-slavery movements, and early champions of voting rights. When we celebrate the lives of these women, we remember where we came from, honoring the women who loved us into this place and time and encourage us to carry on the work of liberation in our own lives.
‘Percy Jackson’ Shows That Lament Can Spark Revolution
'Percy Jackson and the Olympians,' Disney+
As far as coming-of-age stories go, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, a new Disney+ streaming series, is certainly an earth-shattering one
8 Banned Books to Add to Your Faith and Justice Reading List
Liliana Kennedy reads a book titled “Banned Books” during a Hamilton East Public Library board meeting on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Noblesville Ind. Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters.
Book-banning has always been about censoring the stories, histories, and information that push us to question the status quo.