Topic: New Sanctuary Movement

‘New Sanctuary Movement’ emerges with hope, shelter and support for immigrants

By Rev. Charles Moreland | November 5, 2007 |

One of the hymns in the evangelical tradition states our desires well with these pleading words: “Receive us again …”

Our society is experiencing a a revival of a concept called Sanctuary. Over the centuries, the church in an effort to protect individuals and families, proclaimed the availability of Sanctuary, a practice that is alive, sprouting up anew, and being rediscovered in the United States.

Sojourner Magazine (Sept-Oct 2007) gives an interesting and consciousness-raising of this idea for helping people. It’s viewed by dozens of religious and political leaders as an expression of and way of implementing the teachings of Jesus toward the deprived and the disadvantaged. «Read the rest of this article»

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