Essay: Welcoming the stranger
On Tuesday, World Refugee Day was marked around the globe. BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, accepting refugees professionally and compassionately is part of America’s history…
Essay: Answering the refugee crisis as a matter of faith
In an article first published on Religion News Service, WASEEM AHMAD, ANNE BURGHARDT, and MARK HETFIELD say faith groups are usually the first responders when people are displaced, and the last…
“Welcoming the stranger”: UK churches step up to help as refugees begin to enter the UK
GILLIAN MCDADE-HASTINGS reports on how UK churches are responding to the refugee crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine…
Essay: Dilemma for houses of worship – openness or safety?
In an article published on Religion News Service, editor and author BETH KISSILEFF and Episcopalian rector and author ROSALINA C HUGHES look at the challenge for houses of worship of maintaining humaneness and treating others with compassion, while keeping ourselves and others safe…
Religion and migrants: Does religion make people more likely to welcome refugees? It’s complicated
CAROL KURUVILLA, of Religion News Service, looks at what experts have found about how religion impacts attitudes toward refugees…