Dan Darling and Matthew Soerens

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Aug 24, 2023
Here's why US Evangelicals want the Afghan Adjustment Act
As evangelicals have stepped up to welcome and befriend resettled Afghans, they’ve discovered a challenge.
Mar 5, 2021
We didn’t memorize the Bible verses about immigrants
As a child attending a private evangelical elementary school and a non-denominational “Bible” church, I memorized hundreds of Bible verses. I do not ever recall being told to memorize any Bible verses about immigrants.
Aug 11, 2020
Why we need evangelicals to speak out (again) against family separation
Two years after images of children torn from their parents at the border horrified America, families are now being separated in new ways. And I’m praying Americans — especially evangelicals — will speak up again.
Aug 5, 2020
The Trump Administration says it champions religious liberty. Our research complicates that story
American Christians must ask ourselves some tough questions. Scripture makes it clear that all believers are part of the body of Christ and that when one member suffers, the entire body suffers alongside it.
Jan 17, 2019
Immigrant families belong together in 2019
2018’s headlines have been dominated by immigration-related stories of family separation — and 2019 is likely to see many more families kept apart.
Sep 22, 2016
Why Refugees Aren't Like Skittles
The global refugee crisis has once again dominated headlines and newsfeeds in the past few days. While world leaders gathered in New York to discuss the unprecedented scope of mass displacement, the son of a presidential candidate took to social media to compare Syrian refugees to poisoned Skittles.
Sep 16, 2015
Donald Trump and GOP: Evangelicals Don't Support Denigrating Immigrants
As the presidential primary season begins, candidates are looking for ways to stand out. Competing for the harshest rhetoric on immigration seems, sadly, to have become the preferred strategy for several candidates.
Aug 20, 2012
Deferred Action Status for Young Immigrants Only a Band-Aid
This week, thousands of young immigrants will file paperwork to request "Deferred Action" status from the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services under a new Obama Administration policy applying to certain undocumented individuals who entered the U.S. as children.