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Statement on the Rhode Island Voting Rights Act
As people of faith, we are called into the paradox of prophetic risk-taking, to be people who seek justice and love mercy, to be people who live and work in the world while keeping our eyes set on the world yet to come.
Joint Community Statement on Immigrant Support
Together, we will continue to strengthen partnerships between our institutions, invest in community-based solutions, and promote a culture of mutual respect. By doing so, we can ensure that our neighborhoods are not only safe, but also places where trust, opportunity, and unity thrive.
Standing in Solidarity with the Southern Poverty Law Center
Standing in Solidarity with the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Council files brief in support of Birthright Citizenship
Birthright citizenship reaffirms not only our faith-based commitments, but also our belief in a democracy that maintains our longstanding commitment to welcoming the stranger.
ICE Statement
Christian teachings on our responsibility for one another are unequivocally clear: to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, and mind and to love our neighbors as ourselves.
Rhode Island State Council of Churches joins in Lawsuit against Homeland Security regarding “Sensitive Locations”
Our advocacy is grounded in our response to God’s grace, a call found at the intersection of our love for God and our love for neighbor, expressed in our obligation to the stranger and the dispossessed.