Syrian refugees
Should refugees be vetted on the basis of religion?
By Rosie Scammell — November 18, 2015
ROME (RNS) The slaughter in Paris of 129 people and injuring of hundreds has intensified the debate in Europe about whether Syrian refugees pose a threat. The debate has spilled across the Atlantic.
Americans have a long history of negative policies toward refugees, immigrants (COMMENTARY)
By A. James Rudin — November 18, 2015
(RNS) We're a nation of immigrants -- who tried to keep out Catholics, Jews and now Syrian refugees.
Save persecuted religious minorities first (COMMENTARY)
By James S. Robbins — November 18, 2015
It’s not un-American to save Assyrian Christians, Yazidis and others from genocide at the hands of the Islamic State group.
The global refugee crisis is a moral test for all of us (COMMENTARY)
By David P. Gushee — September 16, 2015
(RNS) Nobody can make a nation recognize the human dignity and rights of refugees.
US advocates for Syrian refugee resettlement find unexpected allies
By Jacob Wirtschafter — September 15, 2015
LOS ANGELES (RNS) Jewish American groups say they can’t be bystanders as the refugee crisis unfolds. They join Arab-American leaders in a critique of existing policies, which have sharply limited the numbers of refugees settled in the United States.
Europe’s Catholic parishes face refugee influx with fear, love
By Reuters — September 11, 2015
Catholic bishops coax reluctant parishes to step up to Pope Francis' call to take in Muslim refugee families.
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