Standing with Our Muslim Brothers & Sisters
"Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters."
"The Church is at your side as you seek a more dignified life for yourselves and your families.”
~ Pope Francis to Muslim refugees
"The Church is at your side as you seek a more dignified life for yourselves and your families.”
~ Pope Francis to Muslim refugees
We Stand Shoulder to Shoulder
"May we work together for justice and peace! Salaam!"
~ Pope Francis, 2015 NAC’s response to hate and fear is to reach out and embrace the persecuted; to understand the hate and fear, to educate and to bridge the divide of miscommunication and misperception.
We have been actively supporting our Muslim brothers and sisters in America as they encounter fear and bigotry. Likewise, we urge support and prayers for refugees and migrants fleeing persecution and economic injustice. There is more that unites every single one of us than divides. |
Interfaith Response to Islamophobia
NAC Director Larry Couch organized and moderated a workshop at the 2017 Ecumenical Advocacy Days Conference on Islamophobia and what we, as members of faith, can do.
Click on the image or here to see the presentation offered by speakers Wardah Khalid (Church World Service) and Catherine Orsborn (Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign). |
NAC Responds to Supreme Court Decision Upholding Muslim Travel Ban
We need bold, fearless action that welcomes refugees of all faiths and nationalities – that welcomes the face of God.
The United States has an ethical obligation as a world leader to reduce refugee suffering and generously welcome refugees of all nationalities and religions into our country. Read our press release. Sisters Write President Do Not Be Afraid
The Sisters ask, "Mr. President, why close our borders to those fleeing real atrocities, fleeing the ravages of war and the search for food, clean water and safety?"
"America is not a country that retreats and Americans choose not to live in fear of the ‘what if,'" they write. Read our letter. Now join the cause. Interfaith Letter Asking President Trump Not to Ban MuslimsThe United States has an ethical obligation as a world leader to reduce refugee suffering and generously welcome Syrians into our country.
Read the letter signed by over 750 religious leaders including the Sisters of the Good Shepherd calling on President Trump to provide refuge to the vulnerable, including Syrian refugees and those of the Muslim faith. |
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Islam in America
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Refugees & Migrants
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Congressional Presser
Larry Couch speaks at a Congressional press conference against a Muslim ban in immigration and for Freedom of Religion Act.
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