Tag: Immigration

“Until we have a civil dialogue around immigration, we’re not going to find a solution and this really lays the groundwork for a civil discourse on a very heated topic,…

The Rt. Rev. Henry Parsley and the Methodist and Roman Catholic bishops have written to the Governor of Alabama

In a familiar bit of news lately, South Carolina becomes the latest state to decide to enact harsh laws against undocumented immigrants. The Episcopal Church

Given statements at many levels of the Episcopal Church calling for comprehensive immigration reform, and the recent actions of Episcopal bishops across the South, it

All of us have come to understand that we believe in a country that was founded on the principles of freedom and hope. People have come to us, legally and illegally, because of these very principles. They are here seeking living wages. They are here seeking life and abundance. And with that, we should make this nation worth of their search. It is our responsibility to speak morally and seek cooperation with politicians to find a solution.

The Rt. Rev. Henry Parsley, Bishop of Alabama,

In this void, where Democrats and Republicans are equally guilty, men of God from Sacramento are waging a lonely battle preaching reason and morality to politicians exploiting immigration fears and to a public that just wants to be mad.

Odyssey Networks released an exclusive story illuminating the issues from the perspectives of both the church and the state in their video “The Immigration Debate:

Except for Newt Gingrich, who said there must be a more humane way of dealing with “illegal” immigrants, all the Republican candidates at the debate