Immigration
In each major religious tradition, we are called to love the stranger for we too have been strangers in a strange land. Many have said that the next issue to crest the horizon of American politics after health care is immigration reform. Whether your faith community is largely made up of immigrants or is struggling with issues of prejudice, Auburn has resources that can help you engage your community to serve the needs of immigrants in your midst and in your land as well as advocate for the laws that you believe make for a just America.
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• Media Training: Auburn has trained individual clergy and groups of religious leaders to deal with the complexities giving television, print and radio interviews on immigration. From the leader of a primarily immigrant church in a border state to a rural church in a community struggling to keep its jobs, we've helped clergy walk the fine lines with grace and poise. For more information on our trainings or to be trained, click here.
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• Changethestory.net: Auburn co-produced this site that offers an interactive experience where users—Muslim and non-Muslim alike—can meet their neighbors, learn about Islam and apply techniques of interfaith dialogue and action to their local communities.
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• Religion and Law Enforcement: When Does Prosecution Become Persecution? - leading legal experts and religious figures reflected on the impact 'the war on terror' has had on the lives of Muslims and other non-dominant religious communities in the U.S. Featured topics in this two-part series: 'Torture, Is It Ever Moral' and 'The Ethics of Surveillance/Monitoring Mosques'.
The links that will change the way you live and lead in regard to immigration: