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US Faith Groups are helping Afghan Refugees in resettlement

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Sienna Stewart
US Faith Groups are helping Afghan Refugees in resettlement

The major American religions and denominations have united behind the effort to help receive an influx of refugees from Afghanistan following the end of the United States’ longest war and one of the largest airlifts in history. Among those gearing up to help are Jewish refugee resettlement agencies and Islamic groups; conservative and liberal Protestant churches; and prominent Catholic relief organizations, providing everything from food and clothes to legal assistance and housing. President and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Krish O’Mara Vignarajah said, “It’s incredible. It’s an interfaith effort that involved Catholic, Lutheran, Muslim, Jews, Episcopalians, and Hindus as well as non-faith communities who just believe that maybe it’s not a matter of faith, but it’s just a matter of who we are as a nation”Read more....

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