Posted on 11/16/2009 12:36:27 PM PST by meandog
The Episcopal Church is joining the Interfaith Immigration Coalition postcard campaign, aimed at sending a holiday message to members of the U.S. Congress. The message: "Help keep immigrant families together by supporting comprehensive immigration reform now."
An action alert from the Episcopal Public Policy Network (EPPN) said its goal is to collect 10,000 signed postcards "and send a strong message to Congress that people of faith want to see action on comprehensive immigration reform."
"Your participation in the Holiday Postcard campaign will help us remind Members of Congress that our broken immigration system is hurting immigrant families, and needs to be reformed now," the alert said. "It can also bring the important work of doing justice into the weekly worship life of your community."
Postcards can be downloaded here for printing. The alert urges people to fill out three cards, one for each of their two U.S. Senators, and one for their Representative. A map of congressional districts can be found here.
The Episcopal Church's stance on immigration reform is guided by the policies set out in Resolution B006 passed during the most recent meeting of General Convention in July. B006 continues the church's long-standing call for comprehensive immigration reform and urges an end to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) strategies that break up immigrant families.
The EPPN's alert suggests ways to organize the postcard campaign in local congregations and then ensure that the cards get to the attention of federal lawmakers. The network asks that the cards not be sent individually to members of Congress because EPPN and the interfaith coalition plan to deliver them in early January.
"Our goal is to send a strong, unified message of support for immigrant families and for immigration reform, and delivering the postcards in-person, within a tight time-frame, helps us do that," the alert said.
Does the Episcopal Church even have 10,000 members???
Shouldn’t they lose tax exempt status by involving the church in politics and pushing a political agenda.
The easiest way for them to keep their families together is in their own countries where they have a right to be.
Even churches no longer want to call it a religious holiday?!!!
Not that support this!
Here is a perfect example of what happens when a Christian denomination rejects Christianity. It has to become involved in political activism in order to justify its existence.
They can stay together in their home countries.
“Our Immigration system is hurting AMERICAN familes!”
If they do and they keep this up they soon won't.
“Help keep immigrant families together by supporting comprehensive immigration reform now....
Please send them all home...together...”
Mexico's population density is about the same as the population density of Tennessee. All of Tennessee is subject to killing frost and seasonal growing. Most of Mexico is frost free and year-round agriculture is possible. So why does a country with low population density and underutilized resources need to colonize a neighbor rather than develop their own resources?
Yes, because it has become nothing BUT a political organization.
The Episcopal Church (TEC) at the top, with “Bishop” Robinson et al, is now nothing more than a front and enabler for the Democratic Party and the left—and, above all, the secular.
Too bad, because there are still some good people (remaining) in congregations of this church—but less and less as members depart for the recently created and traditional Anglican Church of North America.
I agree. I am not against all immigration, but the surest way to destroy America is for unregulated or unlawful immigration to occur.
I need to make up some similar Christmas cards.
“Help keep immigrant families together by deporting illegal aliens now.”
Xmas card with a one-way bus ticket enclosed.
The extra 10 signatures will not make a difference
Episcopal Church..USEFUL IDIOTS!
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