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National Newsletter of the New Sanctuary Movement
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NOW AVAILABLE!
NEW! Congregational Handbook:

For You Were Once A Stranger: Immigration in the U.S. Through the Lens of Faith

A congregational handbook that can be used by religious leaders as a resource study guide, immigration study and discussion circle with your peers, resource for organizing an event such as a round table discussion or day long conference.

Congregational Handbook includes;
Introduction to immigration
Fact-based research
Suggestions for good public policy
Faith perspectives on immigration
A “how-to” guide for action with resources
Worship resources

Also included are:
Immigrant family stories
Important historical events
Holy texts
Perspectives on immigration from four writers
Reflection questions

Denominational Support

Unitarian Universalist Association Supports the New Sanctuary Movement
May 8, 2007 Statement from UUA President Rev. William G. Sinkford

California-Nevada United Methodists Church Resoultion
"Toward a Just and Compassionate Immigration Reform"

United Church of Christ; A Call for a More Humane US Immigration Policy:
End Migrant Deaths: Support Innigrant Communitie

Interfaith Immigration Resources:

Catholic Church: Justice for Immigrants

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights LA (CHIRLA)

Conservative Judaism Statement on Immigration

Council on American-Islamic Relations

Episcopal Church Migration Ministries

Evangelical Covenant Church

Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights

Interfaith Statement on Immigration

Jewish Immigration Toolkit

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services

No More Deaths

National Immigration Forum

National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC)

Presbyterian Church

Progressive Jewish Alliance

Reform Judaism Statement

Senate Bill Highlights Worksheet

United Methodist Church

We Are America Alliance

We Are America Coalition

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Commentaries - Reflections - Scripture
Alexia Salvatierra: Sanctuary Breaks An Unjust LawGod’s Politics – A Blog by Jim Wallis and Friends
Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Christians are taught to love, forgive
By Joan King

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Bishop to unions: Reach out to immigrants, poor, other vulnerable

The following are letters to the editor following an article in the Ventura County Star about a local congregation providing sanctuary to Liliana, a young mother and her 4 month old baby:

A Stranger Knocks at the Door
UCC Simi Sticking to Core Values
Suffering Injustice
Sacred Example
Lessons from History
Focus on the Bad Guys
Demonstration of Mercy
Congregation Asks WWJD
Church Chooses Love, Courage and Responsibility
A True Sanctuary

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