NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

What the Bible says about welcoming refugees

  • Written by Mathew Schmalz, Associate Professor of Religion, College of the Holy Cross
imageEssam Saad, CC BY

On Friday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that placed a stay on refugees from seven Muslim majority countries. Entrance of refugees from Syria, however, will be banned for the next 120 days.

Two days prior to that, he committed the United States to building a wall on its border with Mexico. Soon after...

Read more: What the Bible says about welcoming refugees

More Articles ...

  1. SmallSat revolution: Tiny satellites poised to make big contributions to essential science
  2. Why advances in treating those with brain injuries require advances in respecting their rights
  3. As Trump mulls another 'reset' with Russia, he should consider perils of Big Oil diplomacy
  4. Research challenges the view that environmental regulators are anti-business
  5. Trump takes on federal workforce of 2.8 million that's showing signs of stress
  6. What drones may come: The future of unmanned flight approaches
  7. Trump isn’t lying, he’s bullshitting – and it's far more dangerous
  8. 2017 isn't '1984' – it's stranger than Orwell imagined
  9. Exploring the complexities of forgiveness
  10. How the graphic novel got its misleading moniker
  11. The privacy debate over research with your blood and tissue
  12. Far beyond crime-ridden depravity, darknets are key strongholds of freedom of expression online
  13. Six myths about national security intelligence
  14. Trump's policies will affect four groups of undocumented immigrants
  15. From flask to field: How tiny microbes are revolutionizing big agriculture
  16. Why Wall Street's Dow 20,000 is totally meaningless
  17. Why Trump's wall with Mexico is so popular, and why it won't work
  18. How to secure a smartphone for the tweeter-in-chief
  19. Communities plagued by uninsurance also suffer from breakdowns in trust, social connection
  20. It's true, internet surfing during class is not so good for grades
  21. Our psychological biases mean order matters when we judge items in sequence
  22. Understanding net neutrality: Seven essential reads
  23. Trump, trade and the TPP: Seven essential reads
  24. Research shows how to grow more cassava, one of the world's key food crops
  25. Overcoming 'cyber-fatigue' requires users to step up for security
  26. How should you read unnamed sources and leaks?
  27. Why it's hard to 'just get over it' for people who have been traumatized
  28. How a major immigration raid affected infant health
  29. The changing nature of America's irreligious explained
  30. Did Jeff Sessions forget wanting to execute pot dealers?
  31. Mind the gaps: Reducing hunger by improving yields on small farms
  32. Paid family leave policies are expanding, but are new mothers actually taking time off?
  33. Earthquakes triggered by humans pose growing risk
  34. Will Trump negotiate a better coal deal for taxpayers?
  35. China steps up as US steps back from global leadership
  36. Dispatch from DC: On the National Mall, the state of a nation
  37. Donald Trump waves goodbye to era of baby boomer presidents
  38. Trump's cabinet: Eight essential reads
  39. Trump's inaugural speech: Is it morning or mourning in America?
  40. NATO's future when America comes first
  41. Price, author of long proposal to replace Obamacare, short on specifics in hearing
  42. The art of protesting during Donald Trump's presidency
  43. Sultan Donald Trump?
  44. Is part of Chelsea Manning's legacy increased surveillance?
  45. Why each side of the partisan divide thinks the other is living in an alternate reality
  46. Can Trump make real change as president?
  47. Why it's so hard for women to break into the C-suite
  48. Data should smash the biological myth of promiscuous males and sexually coy females
  49. Rural America matters to all Americans
  50. Fixes, not repeals, more typical for major legislation like Obamacare