I Was a Stranger: New York Activists Stage a Lenten Action for Sanctuary
Every Friday in Lent, a group of activists has stood outside of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in…
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Yes, It Was an Attack on Christianity
Mere hours after Dylann Roof’s murderous assault on Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church, Fox News pundits…
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Death in the Desert: Riding With the Samaritans
This year is one of the deadliest on record in the Sonoran desert, as 214 people have perished trying to make the journey across the border. I rode with Brother David Buer, a Franciscan friar, and a volunteer named David Millsap, as we traversed the desert, loaded down with water, Gatorade, crackers, socks, and medical supplies…
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Arizona is the Hispanic Alabama
Arizona’s Republican governor and many conservatives may not be aware of the extent to which immigration cuts across religious groups—liberal and conservative. If draconian measures like SB 1070 take hold and opposition gains steam, Republicans may see their 2010 and 2012 hopes evaporate in the summer sun.
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National Association of Evangelicals Supports Immigration Reform, But Elsewhere Discord Reigns
Major religious leaders support immigration reform while a think tank argues that “loving thy neighbor” is relative. When we remember that real people’s lives are at stake, the moral landscape becomes clear.
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