NEWS STORY
RNS-Caravan-Faith: Religious groups urge leaders to treat Central American migrant caravan as refugee crisis
(RNS) — Faith groups and religious leaders from Central America, Mexico and the United States are urging Guatemalan and Mexican leaders to treat the thousands of Hondurans fleeing their country as a refugee crisis. They’re also calling on U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, who has promised to take a different approach to immigration, to denounce the use of force against the migrants. By Alejandra Molina. 1,050 words. (category: a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Salkin-Oped: Healing and unity? Not yet
(RNS) — What would be necessary for our nation to find the shalom, the wholeness and peace, that it so richly deserves? The events of January 6 were a massive sin against our country. Those events were the inevitable consequence of the Trump presidency and his character. The president’s supporters in our legislative body supported and encouraged his policies. They did not question his character. The task that lies ahead is called teshuvah — repentance. By Jeffrey Salkin. 1,185 words. (category: k)