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New twist on the "sanctuary" movement.(INSIDER REPORT)(Brief Article)
During the 1980s, many liberal congregations proclaimed themselves to be "sanctuaries" for illegal immigrants. Now, some nominally conservative Republicans and at least one conservative denomination have developed a different, more limited, version of the "sanctuary" concept.
"The Mormon church arranged for a Utah senator to write a law to shield churches from prosecution for knowingly allowing illegal aliens to be ministers or do volunteer missionary work for them," reported the November 28 Washington Times. At the behest of church lobbyists, Republican Senator Robert Bennett, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, quietly inserted an amendment to the agriculture appropriations bill that was signed into law on November 10.
Kim Farah, a spokeswoman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the church's official name), described the amendment as a "narrow exception to the immigration act." "The law permits churches to use the volunteer services of their undocumented members by insulating the churches from criminal ...
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- Magazine article from: The New American March 24, 2003 700+ words
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