The Project for Refugee People in Ecuador ended its work April 30 after decades of supporting refugees fleeing violence in neighboring Colombia.
The Project for Refugee People in Ecuador ended its work April 30 after decades of supporting refugees fleeing violence in neighboring Colombia.
Theatre of the Beat recently concluded a cross-Canada tour of a new play, inspired by Mennonite ministries in Toronto, about exploitive conditions in global retail systems.
The violence has resulted in at least 12 deaths, widespread destruction of foreign-owned businesses and homes and thousands of migrants fleeing South Africa or seeking shelter in community centers, mosques, churches and police stations.
The Trump administration’s vast cuts to refugee services have led some religious congregations to fill in gaps.
Many colony Mennonites in Latin America are applying for Canadian citizenship derived from their ancestors’ citizenship.
“What might have been an abstract policy decision that’s taking place in Washington now is actually impacting communities,” said Walter Kim, head of the National Association of Evangelicals.
“If Jesus was at the border, would Christians let him in?” Tisby asks in his new documentary. “All too often, it seems as if, not only would they not let him in, they would celebrate blocking him out.”
Church of the Brethren delegates will consider at this summer’s Annual Conference a resolution on immigration urging civil disobedience when government policies conflict with biblical teachings.
“There simply isn’t enough capacity even for the local community. It’s much harder with a population that has been abandoned in places that are extremely difficult,” said Karen Perez, the country director for Jesuit Refugee Service in Mexico.
A group of religious organizations and faith leaders in Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, alleging the agency is violating their religious freedom by denying them access to immigrant detainees at a local federal building.
