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Official Statement From Mormon Women for Ethical Government on the Victimization of Children in Our Broken Immigration System
June 6, 2019 Last week, the Acting Inspector General released a report recommending that the Department of Homeland Security take immediate action to address the dangerous and inhumane treatment of detainees, including family units and unaccompanied minors, at a border patrol processing center in El Paso, Texas. On Monday, we learned that 37 migrant children between the ages of five and twelve were kept in vans in the sweltering Texas heat last July for between 23-39 hours, depending on the child, while waiting to be processed for reunification with their parents. This happened after public outrage forced the administration to backpedal on its inhumane zero-tolerance policy that led to thousands…
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Official Statement From Mormon Women for Ethical Government on the Tragic Religious Persecution and Violence in Sri Lanka
April 22, 2019 We are filled with deep sorrow as we once again respond to the devastating loss of life motivated by religious hatred and bigotry, this time affecting hundreds of our fellow Christians and others throughout Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. We offer our most heartfelt condolences and prayers to all those who have lost loved ones in these horrific attacks. We also pray for the law enforcement and medical professionals responding to these attacks and for the lives and health of those who have been injured. For followers of Jesus Christ, Easter is the holy day on which we rejoice in Jesus Christ’s resurrection, His ultimate triumph over death…
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Official Statement From Mormon Women for Ethical Government on the Conclusion of the Mueller Investigation
March 23, 2019 As our nation awaits news on the contents and conclusions of the Mueller report, we remind Attorney General William P. Barr of his stated commitment to transparency. Politicians and pundits on both sides of the aisle have politicized this investigation in ways that served their own purposes while further dividing the American people. Now Attorney General Barr has the opportunity to prevent further disunity and distrust by releasing a full declassified version of the report to Congress and the American public. We urge our fellow citizens of every political persuasion to resist the efforts of those who would benefit from continued division and suspicion. We must put…
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Official Statement From Mormon Women for Ethical Government on the Tragic Religious Persecution and Violence in Christchurch, New Zealand
March 15, 2019 Less than six months ago, we mourned the tragic deaths of our sisters and brothers of the Jewish faith whose lives were taken at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Today, our hearts are broken again by the loss of more of God’s children due to hatred and prejudice–our sisters and brothers of the Muslim faith in Christchurch, New Zealand. We are pained that we must repeat our same expression of deepest sorrow, anguish, and righteous indignation on behalf of those whose lives have been lost or threatened, as well as their families and loved ones. In civil society, there is absolutely no place for…
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Official Statement from Mormon Women for Ethical Government on Continuing Government Shutdown
January 24, 2019 This afternoon, the Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution that would have ended the government shutdown and given Congress two weeks to come to a compromise on border security and immigration reform. It is unconscionable for Congress to allow hundreds of thousands of federal workers and their families to continue to suffer because of a purely political crisis. We have been praying for our leaders to have wisdom and humility, and we have persistently contacted their offices to ask that they bring an end to this unnecessary shutdown. We are especially grateful to Senator Lamar Alexander, Senator Susan Collins, Senator Cory Gardner, Senator Johnny Isakson, Senator Lisa Murkowski, and Senator Mitt…
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Official Statement from Mormon Women for Ethical Government on New Revelations About the Separation of Children from Their Families at the Border
January 17, 2019 This morning the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report indicating that “thousands” more children had been taken away from their families and guardians at the border than previously reported. This news is horrifying and completely unacceptable. It underscores the inescapable moral responsibility that we have as a nation to fix our broken immigration system. This kind of thingāthe separation of children from their familiesāmust never again happen on American soil. We echo the statement from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints asserting that “immigration reform should strengthen families and keep them together. The forced separation…
