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Immigration concerns |
Do we still say "Give me your tired, your poor,
your huddled masses yearning to breathe free"?
In case you missed it, that's written
on the Statue of Liberty!
This page offers links to reports and comments on immigration issues
-- both reports from "the field" and those on legislative
matters in Washington. |
| Washington Office shares
responses from immigration
advocates to President's January 7th [2004] statement on changes he
will propose in the nation's immigration policies.
[1-26-04] |
| Washington Office urges calls for
caution on immigration provisions of
Anti-Terrorism Bill
As reactions to the terrorism of Sept. 11 continue,
the Anti-Terrorism Bill now before Congress may carry provisions that
violate the human rights of immigrants, as supported by action of the
1994 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. [10-3-01] |
| Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Sen. Bob
Graham (D-FL), have introduced S. 955, the "Immigration
Fairness Restoration Act of 2001," a bill that seeks to
roll back the remaining inequities of the 1996 laws. [7-18-01] |
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Office reports legislative activity on
immigration issues. The Presbyterian Washington Office is
following the progress of a number of bills in Congress that deal with
immigration issues, including asylum for refugees, better access to
federal programs for immigrants with limited English, and a package of
new bills which would provide better health care and nutrition for
immigrant families. [4-17-01] |
| New
Senate Immigration Subcommittee holds
first hearing [4/10/01] |
| Washington
Office calls on INS to extend continued Temporary
Protected Status to Hondurans and Nicaraguans
[4/10/01] |
| Washington Office joins in call for
demilitarization of US-Mexico border,
and legalization of economic migration [4-5-01]
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| Churches in Arizona, including Southside
Presbyterian in Tucson, are working to provide emergency
help to people crossing the border from Mexico, and struggling to
survive in the desert. |
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GA actions
ratified (or not) by the presbyteries
A number of the most important actions of the 219th
General Assembly have now been acted upon by the presbyteries,
confirming most of them as amendments to the PC(USA) Book of Order.
We provided resources to help inform the
reflection and debate, along with updates on the voting.
Our three areas of primary interest have been:
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Amendment 10-A,
which removes the current ban on
lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender persons being considered as
possible candidates for ordination as elder or ministers.
Approved! |
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Amendment 10-2,
which would add the Belhar Confession to our Book of
Confessions. Disapproved, because as an amendment
to the Book of Confessions it needed a 2/3 vote, and did not
receive that. |
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Amendment
10-1, which adopts the new Form of Government
that was approved by the Assembly. Approved. |
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Some blogs worth visiting |
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PVJ's
Facebook page
Mitch Trigger, PVJ's
Secretary/Communicator, has created a Facebook page where
Witherspoon members and others can gather to exchange news and
views. Mitch and a few others have posted bits of news, both
personal and organizational. But there’s room for more!
You can post your own news and views,
or initiate a conversation about a topic of interest to you. |
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Voices of Sophia blog
Heather Reichgott, who has created
this new blog for Voices of Sophia, introduces it:
After fifteen years of scholarship
and activism, Voices of Sophia presents a blog. Here, we present the
voices of feminist theologians of all stripes: scholars, clergy,
students, exiles, missionaries, workers, thinkers, artists, lovers
and devotees, from many parts of the world, all children of the God
in whose image women are made. .... This blog seeks to glorify God
through prayer, work, art, and intellectual reflection. Through
articles and ensuing discussion we hope to become an active and
thoughtful community. |
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John Harris’ Summit to
Shore blogspot
Theological and philosophical
reflections on everything between summit to shore, including
kayaking, climbing, religion, spirituality, philosophy, theology,
politics, culture, travel, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), New
York City and the Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood by a progressive
New York City Presbyterian Pastor. John is a former member of the
Witherspoon board, and is designated pastor of North Presbyterian
Church in Flushing, NY. |
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John Shuck’s Shuck and Jive
A Presbyterian minister, currently
serving as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton,
Tenn., blogs about spirituality, culture, religion (both organized
and disorganized), life, evolution, literature, Jesus, and
lightening up. |
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Got more blogs to recommend?
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send a note, and we'll see what we can do! |
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