Laura E. Alexander
Laura E. Alexander is an author at Religion News Service.
All Stories by Laura E. Alexander
When faith says to help migrants – and the law says don’t
By Laura E. Alexander — May 23, 2023
(The Conversation) — As governments crack down at their borders, religious groups’ teachings to help the stranger remain unchanged.
Are some human rights more important than others? Religious freedom advocates often put it first
By Laura E. Alexander — May 2, 2023
(The Conversation) — Religious freedom has grown more important in US foreign policy – but does that come at the expense of promoting other human rights?
How race and religion have always played a role in who gets refuge in the US
By Laura E. Alexander, Jane Hong, Karen Hooge Michalka, and Luis A. Romero — May 2, 2022
(The Conversation) — Four scholars of race, religion and immigration explain how US refugee and asylum policy has long been racially and religiously discriminatory in practice.
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