More
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/02/10/us/politics/10reuters-usa-immigration-church.html?hp&pagewanted=printSunday, February 10, 2013
Among U.S. Evangelicals, Surprising Support for Immigration Reform - NYTimes.com - Thou shalt compromise, at least on immigration reform. That is the message being heard from some leading evangelicals in the United States. After decades of promoting traditionally conservative causes like opposition to abortion, many evangelical leaders are now wielding their formidable influence to persuade Republican lawmakers to back one of President Barack Obama's top priorities. - With Hispanic attendance at their churches rising, these evangelicals are among the loudest advocates of a U.S. immigration reform. A group of pastors has launched a 40-day campaign to have churchgoers pray, read scripture passages about welcoming the stranger and lobby their members of Congress, many of them in the conservative South.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment