Research by Topic: interfaith-immigration-coalition
American Baptist Home Mission Societies calls for U.S. accountability regarding migrant family separation
Published July 31, 2018VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/31/18)—Close to 3,000 children have been separated from their parents as a result of the cruel zero-tolerance immigration policy instituted by the U.S. government. In late June, following the mobilization of people of faith and their advocacy for social justice, a federal judge in California ordered a halt to most family […]
Filed under: one-great-hour-of-sharing, immigration, interfaith-immigration-coalition
American Baptist Home Mission Societies lifts up ways to help immigrant families
Published July 16, 2018VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/16/18)—Continuing to denounce the separation of migrant children from their families, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) announces a new way for American Baptists to financially support legal aid for family reunification and suggests helpful resources for those who wish to advocate in their communities. On behalf of American Baptist Churches […]
Filed under: Church-World-Service, one-great-hour-of-sharing, interfaith-immigration-coalition, immigration-connection-project
American Baptist Home Mission Societies decries migrant family separation
Published June 18, 2018VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/18/18)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies Executive Director Dr. Jeffrey Haggray has released a statement decrying the separation of migrant children from their parents at the U.S. border. “Treating children as prisoners, depriving them of their basic right to be with their families, is not biblical in any way,” Haggray says. “American […]
Filed under: jeffrey-haggray, attorney-general-jeff-sessions, romans-13, interfaith-immigration-coalition
