Samuel Rodriguez and Robert Gittelson

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  Feb 25, 2015

  'McFarland USA' Is the Prophetic Voice the Immigration Reform Debate Needs

  Seated behind an elderly Mexican American couple, my wife and I stood moved and motivated as we watched Kevin Costner's latest movie, "McFarland U.S.A." The story of immigrant young men, who worked in the fields picking fruits and vegetables in addition to attending High School and running in cross country competitions, re-ignited our commitment to immigration reform.

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  Feb 3, 2015

  Hispanic Evangelicals May Play a Pivotal Role in Selecting Next President

  Based on the performance on display in Iowa last weekend by several of the Republican presidential hopefuls, none of them seem to be paying attention to what could deliver the keys to the front door of the White House: Latino voters.

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  Jan 28, 2015

  Pro-Life, Pro-Immigrant

  It has been a discouraging week for evangelical Christians and others who are steadfastly devoted to protecting unborn life.

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  Oct 21, 2014

  The Single Greatest Civil Rights Threat of Our Time

  We live in a time where the very freedom to express our respective faith values stands threatened – a road we have never been down before. From the HHS mandate requiring religious organizations to sacrifice conviction on the altar of political expediency to the failed attempt by Uncle Sam to require businesses, such as Hobby Lobby, to abandon conscience or suffer the consequences of continued litigation, our freedom to worship stands threatened.

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  Jun 24, 2014

  Christian Firewall Against 21st Century Anti-Semitism




  The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Friday June 20th became the most prominent religious group in the United States to endorse divestment as a protest against Israeli policies toward Palestinians, voting for a resolution to sell church stock in three companies whose products Israel uses in the occupied territories.

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  Nov 13, 2013

  The Holy Spirit, Hispanics, and the Transformation of the American Church (Pt 3)

  In parts one and two, I made the case for how Spirit-filled Hispanics are revitalizing and refocusing the traditional American Evangelical landscape. Here is the lingering question: As this Latino explosion continues to permeate the collective American Christian experience, what does the future look like? What are the optics and metrics of the movement?

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  Nov 12, 2013

  The Holy Spirit, Hispanics, and the Transformation of the American Church (Pt. 2)

  In part one of this series I explained that without the presence of Hispanic churches, America's leading Pentecostal/Charismatic denominations would be in serious decline and not in step with the Pentecostal/Charismatic explosion that the rest of the globe is experiencing. In fact, the Hispanic community represents the nation's fastest growing Christian community, one can argue that the future of American Evangelicalism lies in the hands of the Hispanic-Spirit empowered church.

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  Nov 11, 2013

  The Holy Spirit, Hispanics, and the Transformation of the American Church (Pt 1)

  While we all stand privy to a Pentecostal/Charismatic explosion south of the equator as well as in Africa and Asia, many would be surprised by the fact that our nation is experiencing its own Pneumatic surge. What makes this growth even more exciting and unique is that it seems to be coming via the conduit of a booming ethnic demographic – the Hispanic American community.

• Oct 22, 2013

  Immigration Reform's Revival and Hispanic Christians

  There is no issue facing our nation today that demands righteousness and justice more than the total reform of our immigration system. Hispanic Christians are dedicated to both and I am willing to predict that the immigration debate will be revived on their behalf.

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  Oct 14, 2013

  The Centrality of Christ in a World Divided by Left vs. Right

  We should not be talking right now. According to the naysayers who predicted Christianity's demise by the year 2000, we should not even be here.