Alas, Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota opted not to rock the boat and succumbed to Governor Kristi Noem’s fatwa on refugees from Afghanistan: Lutheran…
Tag: Lutheran Social Services
Lutheran Social Services Won’t Increase Refugee Resettlement in South Dakota
Published 2016-09-16
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
I write that headline and hear bigots cheering. I have exerted myself online and in numerous face-to-face conversations to defend Lutheran Social Services from the absurd conspiratorial…
New Americans Task Force: Fearmonger Branstner Misinformed, Listeners Not Contacting LSS
Published 2016-08-26
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Aberdeen’s New Americans Task Force—the well-known folks actually discussing practical solutions to help Aberdeen welcome and integrate immigrant workers and their families, not to be confused…
More Aberdonian Fear and Ignorance About Refugees Debunked
Published 2016-04-28
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Oh, the things my neighbors say. As a volunteer committee meets to discuss how to include the 200 to 400 refugees currently living in Aberdeen in…
Fearful and Ignorant Aberdonian Blasts Christian Efforts to Help Refugees
Published 2016-04-22
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
While Mayor Mike Levsen shows good sense on refugees and immigration, he also draws out the ugly side of Aberdeen culture. Here’s a yahoo letter in today’s Aberdeen American…
Bishop Zellmer, Lutheran Social Services Not Yet Backing 36% Rate Cap
Published 2016-04-11
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
The South Dakota ELCA has not thrown its weight behind Initiated Measure 21, the real 36% payday lending rate cap, the way ballot measure co-sponsor Pastor…