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USCCB campaign urges parishes to pray, preach on behalf of DREAM Act
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| August 19, 2011
Posted on 09/05/2011 3:24:17 PM PDT by Alex Murphy
The Justice for Immigrants campaign of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging priests across the nation to incorporate petitions, prayers and homilies into Sunday Masses on September 25 in support of passage of the DREAM Act. The bill, first introduced in 2001, would provide a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants.
The Justice for Immigrants campaign has also issued an invitation to plan a vigil or public event between Sept. 18 - Oct. 9 in support of our DREAM students and youth and offers a sample agenda and elements of a powerful event to assist in planning.
TOPICS: Catholic; Ministry/Outreach; Moral Issues; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: catholic; prudentialstatement; usccb
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The Justice for Immigrants campaign of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging priests across the nation to incorporate petitions, prayers and homilies into Sunday Masses on September 25 in support of passage of the DREAM Act.
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posted on
09/05/2011 3:25:25 PM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
(Posting news feeds, making eyes bleed: he's hated on seven continents)
To: Alex Murphy
Still no “petitions, prayers and homilies” to force the governments of the sewers in Central and South America to stop driving their citizens into America though, huh?
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posted on
09/05/2011 3:32:53 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Spreading fear isn't working for the 'RATS anymore so they've resorted to using threats.)
To: Alex Murphy
Anybody know how many illegals live in the Vatican? I assume they’re all fed, educated, given medical care, and a path to Vatican citizenship, right?
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posted on
09/05/2011 3:38:00 PM PDT
by
guppas
To: Alex Murphy
Seems to me that Catholics desperately want more Catholics despite the fact that the passage of this will further incentivize illegal immigration. We graduate over 50,000 illegals from American high schools every year. The DREAM Act is the wrong way to “handle” a problem everyone’s ignoring.
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posted on
09/05/2011 3:38:24 PM PDT
by
Winstons Julia
(when liberals rant, it's called free speech; when conservatives vent, it's called hate speech.)
To: Winstons Julia
If they want more Catholics, how about encouraging a vigil, homily, or event to support the pro-life cause?
Opposition to the dream act is being treated worse than being in favor of abortion.
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posted on
09/05/2011 3:49:11 PM PDT
by
icwhatudo
("laws requiring compulsory abortion could be sustained under the constitution"-Obama official)
To: icwhatudo
Instead of getting serious about and DIScouraging illegal immigration, we are actually considering incentivizing it. It’s insanity. And the Catholics are pandering to a ROTTEN idea just because they want more Catholics.
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posted on
09/05/2011 3:53:28 PM PDT
by
Winstons Julia
(when liberals rant, it's called free speech; when conservatives vent, it's called hate speech.)
To: Alex Murphy
I’m Catholic and they wonder why I quit going to church.
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posted on
09/05/2011 3:55:35 PM PDT
by
ebshumidors
( Marksmanship and YOUR heritage http://www.appleseedinfo.org)
To: Alex Murphy
Yeah, I pray for the DREAM Act, that it fails and that all the crimaliens go home and demand from their nations what they demand from ours!
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posted on
09/05/2011 3:59:55 PM PDT
by
MIchaelTArchangel
(Duval Patrick is a coward. Explain yourself on The O'Reilly Factor, you creep!)
To: Alex Murphy
No “petitions, prayers and homilies in support of Christians being butchered by Muslims across the globe? Bastard cowards. Strip the 501(c) exempt status from every one of them.
To: Alex Murphy
I just saw a National Geographic special (`Gangland’) on Fresno’s experience with unregulated “immigration.” It was on the `Bulldogs,’ a vicious gang of disgruntled foreign guests and their children.
The Catholic church should spend less time meddling in the issue of illegal aliens and more in a constructive manner in an area where they have some experience: pedophilia.
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posted on
09/05/2011 4:50:19 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(It's the Donner-Reed show!)
To: Alex Murphy
Another shining example of why the USCCB should stop meddling in politics and just do their jobs.
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posted on
09/05/2011 4:59:41 PM PDT
by
Pat4ever
(NO MORE!)
To: ebshumidors
You are welcome to come back any time. Unless social justice is based on Christ, it isn’t social justice.
This is faulty reporting and headlining.
God loves all people equally.
I’ll see if I can find that quote.
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posted on
09/05/2011 5:18:57 PM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Alex Murphy; ebshumidors
How would Jesus treat these people?
Catholic social ministry begins and ends with Jesus Christ, he said. If it doesnt, it isnt Catholic.
Archbishop Chaput
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posted on
09/05/2011 5:21:10 PM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: All
Aren’t we all immigrants?
Remember “Catholics need not apply.”
“Irish need not apply.”
“Germans need not apply.”
“Vietnamese need not apply.”
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posted on
09/05/2011 5:24:15 PM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Alex Murphy
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posted on
09/05/2011 5:37:47 PM PDT
by
redhead
To: ebshumidors
If you quit going to Church you are not a Catholic. You are a lapsed Catholic who is no longer in a state of grace and that act has eternal consequences.
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posted on
09/05/2011 5:53:50 PM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
To: guppas
This has nothing to do with the Vatican. It’s a prudential statement made by the navel gazing buffoons at the USCCB. A fact like that never crossed that BB mind of yours though, did it?
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posted on
09/05/2011 5:58:21 PM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
To: Alex Murphy
And all this time I thought St. Paul told us to love our neighbors!!!!!!
Brothers and sisters:
Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another;
for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery;
you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not covet, "
and whatever other commandment there may be,
are summed up in this saying, namely,
"You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Love does no evil to the neighbor;
hence, love is the fulfillment of the law.
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posted on
09/05/2011 6:12:00 PM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Alex Murphy
And all this time I thought Jesus told us
"Love one another as I have loved you." Are you saying NOT to do that?
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posted on
09/05/2011 6:13:15 PM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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