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Billy Graham Inspires Evangelical Leaders |
For Immediate Release: May 13, 2013
Contact: Sarah Kropp, 202-789-1011
As Billy Graham, age 94, gears up for his final major outreach, evangelicals reflect on the impact he has made on them individually and for the movement, and anticipate hearing him one more time. The April Evangelical Leaders Survey showed that nearly half of the leaders of the National Association of Evangelicals (44 percent) have met Billy Graham, and 73 percent have attended a Billy Graham crusade. |
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Statement on Refugee and Asylum Provisions |
NAE President Leith Anderson joined with other leaders of Evangelical Immigration Table to release a statement on refugee and asylum provisions in immigration legislation. The Evangelical Immigration Table is circulating the statement to members of Congress and their staffs.
Read the statement below, or download a PDF version. |
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The Hill's Congress Blog: Bipartisan Bill Would Ease Prison Overcrowding |
By Galen Carey
Thirty years ago, the National Association of Evangelicals adopted a policy statement condemning America's overcrowded and non-rehabilitative prisons. We recognized the need to punish offenders and incarcerate dangerous criminals but noted that "half of those in prison have been convicted of non-violent offenses." For these offenders, we recommended biblically-based sanctions like restitution "as an alternative or supplement to incarceration." We also opposed excessive incarceration due to its high expense and because it undermines rehabilitation.
Read the full article. |
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NAE Supports Tax Credit for Education |
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The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) joined an amici brief in support of New Hampshire's tax credit program for businesses that wish to help students attending private schools. |
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Working out the Worship Wars |
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Emerging from the Jesus Movement of the 1960s, contemporary worship music found its way into Pentecostal congregations and then moved into other evangelical traditions. This transition to contemporary worship music often prompted pushback from those who preferred more traditional styles resulting in what became known as "worship wars." The worship wars are not debated as much anymore. In a March 2011 edition of Christianity Today that focused on worship music, Mark Galli suggested that the worship wars are over and have been replaced by a "tense truce." |
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Press Release: NAE Welcomes President's Advisory Council Report on Human Trafficking |
For Immediate Release: April 10, 2013
Contact: Sarah Kropp, 202-789-1011
The President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships released its report on trafficking in persons to the President today. The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) celebrates the report, "Building Partnerships to Eradicate Modern-day Slavery," and urges the President to consider the Advisory Council's recommendations. |
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Quick Quotes
"There is a massive shift on immigration that is occurring within the evangelical churches in America. We discovered that when pastors of our churches teach what the Bible says, people's attitudes change on immigration. If people read about what the Old Testament says on welcoming the stranger, people change their minds."
Leith Anderson
NAE President
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