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Ralph Rosenberg's avatar

Thanks, Pat, — as most of us know —Faith provided moral foundation for civil rights through Black churches, clergy from many denominationsand King's Christian nonviolence. Religious leaders connected Vietnam opposition to social justice, though.

Churches served as organizing centers while religious convictions challenged both domestic inequality and foreign war.

I remember it was the faith community who helped provide support and protection for the families of the men arrested during the Postville ICE raid.

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Pat Kinney's avatar

Yes, Ralph, absolutely. Father Nils Hernandez was previously in Postville as well, after the Agriprocessors raid. One of my fellow Waterloo Columbus High alums, Sister Carmen Hernandez, worked with La Luz Hispana in Hampton and now heads the Presentation order of nuns in Dubuque.

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Richard Gilbert's avatar

Good reporting, Pat. And it was especially appropriate to cite the Fourth Amendment which is just as relevant today as when it was written two and a half centuries ago.

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Dean Weitenhagen's avatar

Did Pastor Hernandez break US law when he originally entered America? No. Should any foreigner? No. Constitutional due process is for American citizens, not international law breakers.

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Renata Sack's avatar

Thank you Pat

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