by Michael Chancellor | Dec 14, 2020 | Opinion
There is enough room at the table for immigrants. There always has been. That has not changed, but attitudes have. While many in the U.S. want to chant “Make America Great Again,” many folks around the world see America as “great enough!” That is because of the terror...
by Sue Smith | Dec 9, 2020 | Opinion
The Christian understanding of human rights begins with an acknowledgement of the imago Dei – that humans are created in God’s own image and likeness. Every person has inherent dignity, worth and certain rights just because we’re human beings. But with rights also... by Paul Hobson | Oct 21, 2015 | News
To leave people in such an inhuman place is a scandal, whatever one’s views on immigration. That was the response of Sam King, pastor of Calne Baptist Church in Wiltshire, United Kingdom, who recently saw the shocking conditions at the Calais refugee camp on the... by Rod Benson and Kristine Morrison | Feb 25, 2015 | Opinion
As worldwide conflict proliferates, the flow of asylum seekers to Australia and other nations around the world is not predicted to ease in the foreseeable future. There are some important facts to consider when evaluating the current debates about asylum. First, it is... by Kevin Eckstrom | Jan 24, 2011 | News
(RNS) A Chinese Christian should be given another chance at asylum after an immigration judge thought the man couldn’t answer “basic questions” about Christianity, a federal appeals court has ruled. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said on Wednesday (Jan. 19)...