Really Faith Based

There’s the faith-based initiative issue. There’s the immigration issue. And then there’s Sam Freedman’s religion piece in today’s NYT, about what a little Catholic Church in Postville, Iowa is doing to help the families of illegal Hispanic immigrants arrested in the INS’ massive raid on the Agriprocessors kosher-meat plant. Iowa’s kind of an important swing […]

There’s the faith-based initiative issue. There’s the immigration issue. And then there’s Sam Freedman’s religion piece in today’s NYT, about what a little Catholic Church in Postville, Iowa is doing to help the families of illegal Hispanic immigrants arrested in the INS’ massive raid on the Agriprocessors kosher-meat plant. Iowa’s kind of an important swing state. John McCain says he considers Hispanics to be Children of God. Obama wants comprehensive immigration reform. Who will be the first to make it to St. Bridget’s?

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