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Posts Tagged ‘Families’
 A children’s rendition of Springsteen’s ‘Born in the USA’ filled the air of Lafayette Square in Washington D.C. on Wednesday afternoon as U.S. citizens of undocumented parents gathered to urge President Obama to “keep his promise” regarding immigration reform. Congressman…
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Tags: advocacy, advocacy organizations, America, Children, D.C., faith leaders, Families, foster care system, government organizations, heather wilson, Immigration, immigration reform, immigration system, lafayette square, Ministry, mother, Obama, photo essay, photograph, President, President Obama, Rev. David Vasquez, Sojourners, springteen, Stories, undocumented
This morning, I found a trifecta of three of my favorite op-ed writers in the papers. The effect of the economy on families, the ongoing war, and the current state of journalism are all frequently on my mind. These commentaries…
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Tags: afghan, America, american families, bob herbert, commentaries, Conservative, Economic, economic pain, economy, eugene robinson, Families, journalism, nytimes, papers, Washington
Tags: affordable housing, agriculture, albany georgia, business, business leaders, civil, Civil Rights, civil rights protections, common good, Community, community land trusts, cooperative, department of agriculture, economic justice, Economics, Families, Farmers, History, Housing, justice, Martin Luther King Jr., organizing, racial discrimination, Rev. Martin Luther King, ronald reagan, Segregation, struggle, student nonviolent coordinating committee, talking points
Throughout the Bible, we see stories of immigrants — people called to settle in new lands and begin new lives for a variety of reasons; people who trust in God’s protection along the way. Abraham and Sarah heard God’s promise of…
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Tags: abraham and sarah, Bible, christians for comprehensive immigration reform, compassion, Cross, Families, Family, herod, hymns, Immigrant, immigrants, Immigration, naomi, promise god, refugee, Slavery, Stories, story of god, Worship
Heroes are not made in the warm hallways of cul-de-sac safety. Nor are they made of black and white print from the critic’s air-conditioned desk. They are made on the tragic sidewalks of the world’s lost promise, against the palace…
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Dear Pastors,
This week, a group called NumbersUSA sent out a message to hundreds of thousands of Americans to ask them to please contact their pastor. The e-mail, from the organization’s president, Roy Beck, explained that evangelical, Baptist, and Catholic leaders…
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Tags: America, american revolution, Barack Obama, Community, comprehensive immigration reform, Democrats, entrepreneurial spirit, Evangelical, evangelical christian faith, faith community, Families, ICE, Immigrant, Immigration, immigration reform, Interfaith, interfaith network, Latino, President, President Obama, racial profiling, Republicans, White House, Workers
“Maybe I would be better off just crossing again and going to prison for many years.” Upon hearing this, an instant knot forms in my gut. David is telling me his story of deportation on a dusty sidewalk in northern…
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Tags: Arizona, border, Children, compassion, deportation, deportations, dignity, dream, Faith-based, Families, hopelessness, ICE, Immigrant, immigrants, Immigration, immigration officials, immigration reform, law, living on the streets, marriage, Mexico, mexico border, Migrants, nogales sonora, northern mexico, Obama, pray, Prayer, reconciliation, streets, undocumented, undocumented immigrant, undocumented immigrants, vancouver washington
Tags: acts of vengeance, church, Community, Families, Family, healing, Hope, Jesus, justice, killing, Latino, latino man, Latinos, long island, lucero, murder, New York Times, pastor, prejudice, robert conroy, Stories, teenager, teenagers, undocumented, vengeance
Tags: addict, addiction, agriculture, America, appalachia, Change, consumerism, creation, employment, Evangelical, Families, global climate, government regulations, green consumerism, industrial agriculture, industrial complex, infrastructure, Mountaintop, natural resources, ocean, ocean fish, Oil, polluters, renewable energy, Subsidies, sustainable life, Theology, vision, wetlands, wise creator
 Dear Madonna,
Thank you. Earlier this week, after a month-long sojourn in Malawi, my family arrived home in California with our newly adopted son, Vasco Fitzmaurice Mark David Possley.
His adoption would not have been possible without you and the bold actions you…
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Tags: adoption, Africa, African, AIDS, Bono, california, cathleen falsani, Chicago, Children, chutzpah, compassion, courage, Families, Gospel, human trafficking, husband, injustice, justice, Malawi, Mercy, orphans, queen esther, righteous anger
A friend tells me that she finds it difficult nowadays to admit that she is a Catholic. My Franciscan order rules that any accusation of sexual impropriety means automatic suspension from ministry. I feel everyone’s eyes on me in dealing…
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Tags: abuse, bishops, catholic priest, Catholics, Children, clergy abuse, Families, Forgiveness, Hope, Jesus, leaders, Ministry, Religious, Repentance, spiritual directors, tragedy, transparency
Sometimes the most important things are not at the top of the news cycle — even the things that ultimately make the most difference in the world. The continuing gush of oil and corporate irresponsibility, primary elections and Washington infighting, tea parties…
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In early June, a week-long gathering at the Center for Reconciliation at Duke Divinity School brought together a diverse group of Christians who are deeply engaged in the ministry of reconciliation. Recognizing that God in Christ is reconciling all things —…
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Tags: America, Barack, Barack Obama, birth, Children, church, citizenship, constitution, Families, first lady, government, Housing, human, ICE, illegal immigrant, illegal immigrants, Immigrant, Immigration, immigration crackdown, immigration policy, income taxes, innocence, latina, Latino, Medicaid, Medicare, michelle obama, papers, Politics, public debate, public housing, Religion, social security, stranger, undocumented, undocumented immigrant, undocumented immigrants, undocumented worker, undocumented workers, Welfare, Workers
A recent study authored by National Council of La Raza (NCLR) and the Center for Community Capital at the University of North Carolina found that family bonds were profoundly distressed after experiencing foreclosure. We are deeply concerned about what will…
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This week, a group of 150 Christian leaders committed to the ministry of reconciliation in their churches, communities, schools, and organizations gathered at Duke Divinity School to explore how the church can be more present and engaged in the struggle…
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Tags: Christian Community, church, Civil Rights, comprehensive immigration reform, deportation, dialogue, duke divinity school, Families, Human Rights, ICE, image of god, Immigrant, Immigration, immigration policy, immigration reform, immigration status, immigration system, justice, justice and peace, Latin America, Ministry, Movement, plight, reconciliation, undocumented, United States, Workers
 If migration policy was “freed” or emancipated, people could respond to real work opportunities, economies would be able to grow globally, the federal and state focus could be put on fighting crime and not families trying to provide. Emancipation of migration…
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