“As Mormon Lay Clergy Are Deported, a Divide on Immigration”
Read a June 20, 2011, story at Religion Dispatches about the LDS Church’s position on immigration.
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The Islamic Learning Foundation
The Islamic Learning Foundation, a project of the Islamic Circle of North America in New York, conducted a hajj workshop in 2007 at their center in College Point, N.Y. They hoped the program would better equip and prepare people for the trip.
“Southern Baptists adopt ‘Gospel response’ toward undocumented immigrants”
Southern Baptist delegates in Phoenix, gathered for the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, adopted a resolution on immigration June 15, 2011, after sharp debates and divided votes on amendments regarding amnesty and enforcement. Read about it in a blog post from the Houston Chronicle.
Ahmed Bedier
Ahmed Bedier is the founder and past executive director of the Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. In 2006, for the first time, he met with Tampa U.S. Customs and TSA officials to discuss the travel plans of local residents preparing for hajj. He now serves as the president of the Tampa/Hillsborough County Human […]
“SBC’s Contentious Debate over ‘Amnesty’ for Undocumented Immigrants”
Southern Baptist delegates in Phoenix, gathered for the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, adopted a resolution on immigration June 15, 2011, after sharp debates and divided votes on amendments regarding amnesty and enforcement. Read about it in a story from Ethics Daily.
“Gospel Without Borders”
Gospel Without Borders, a documentary on immigration, was released by EthicsDaily.com, a division of the Baptist Center for Ethics.The film was produced primarily with funding from the United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas but features religious leaders from various denominations.
Shakeel Syed
Shakeel Syed is the executive director of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California. In 2006, the council organized a meeting between hajj tour directors and imams leading the pilgrimage and U.S. Customs and TSA officials at Los Angeles International Airport. The council repeated the meeting in 2007 and 2012 as a town hall event open to […]
LeAnna Benn
A national director of Teen-Aid, a nonprofit organization started in 1981 to try to reduce teen pregnancies. The group, based in Spokane, Wash., believes the best method is abstinence education. Its Web site lists laws and statistics pertaining to sexuality, education and government funding for all 50 states.
“Will Immigration Slowdown Prompt a Bilingual Ministry Bust?”
Read a Jan. 19, 2012, essay in Christianity Today about the effect of decreasing immigration numbers on churches.