“Inter-faith leaders speak out on US immigration bill”
May 13, 2013, Ecumenical News article about how leaders of numerous religions are speaking out in favor of immigration reform.
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“‘Nuns on the Bus’ will hit the road for immigration reform”
May 1, 2013, Religious News Service article about the American group “Nuns on the Bus” going along the Southern border to push for immigration reform.
“Poll finds broad support for immigration reform among white, religious, and GOP voters”
March 21, 2013, Talking Points Memo article about the 2013 Religion, Values, and Immigration Reform Survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.
“Citizenship, values, & cultural concerns: what Americans want from immigration reform”
The 2013 Religion, Values, and Immigration Reform Survey conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute in March 2013 found that support for immigration reform including a path to citizenship is over 50 percent for several religious and racial groups.
“Few say religion shapes immigration, environment views”
A poll released Sept. 17, 2010, conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, that found that few people say that their religion shapes their views on issues outside of abortion and same-sex marriage including immigration.
“Attitudes toward immigration: in the pulpit and the pew”
An April 26, 2006, analysis of religious attitudes towards immigration from the Pew Research Center.
America’s Voice
America’s Voice is a pro-immigration organization that tracks public polling information about immigration.
“Atheist Summer Camp Is Heaven on Earth for Nonbelievers”
Read an Aug. 23, 2013 ABC News story about Camp Quest Northwest summer camp and the haven it provides for nonreligious “freethinkers” and atheists.
Hindu Heritage Summer Camp
The Hindu Heritage Summer Camp is a summer camp program designed to help Hindu youth reconcile their religion with what it means to be an American. It is an example of one of many Hindu camps across the country. The India Community Center in Rochester, N.Y., runs it. Padmanabh Kamath is the camp’s president.