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NaLEC becomes first major evangelical group to oppose death penalty
A leading coalition of Latin American evangelicals has become the first major group of its kind to come out in opposition to the death penalty in the US. The National Latino Evangelical Coalition became the first National Association of Evangelical
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Body Cameras for Police Are ‘Necessity,’ Says Pastor
Gabriel Salguero, pastor of Lamb’s Church of the Nazarene, a multicultural congregation in New York City, said in statement the video shows the need to address the tension between “some law enforcement departments and communities of color.” “What
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Catholics, Evangelicals team up to fight poverty
When asked if any policy ideas created at the summit would be able to survive the hyperpolarized atmosphere in Washington, Gabriel Salguero, president of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition, voiced hope. “We’re leading with the question about ch
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Baltimore clergy gather for peace after riots, call for swift investigation into Freddie Gray case
Gabriel Salguero, president of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition, said at the rally the issues in Baltimore are not “just an African-American issue or black community issue.” “We’re all a part of Baltimore and the healing of Baltimore,”
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NaLEC President talks to Bloomberg News About Poverty
Gabriel Salguero, president of National Latino Evangelical Coalition, said the concept of equal opportunities for children “helps people speak in a way that’s hopefully trans-partisan” and “creates space for healthy conversations.” His group is
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Faith for Just Lending; A Call to End Predatory Payday Lending
“As evangelicals committed to justice we deeply lament the predatory lending that has disproportionately impacted poor communities. Scripture is clear about its denouncement of usury and calls us to call for laws that defend against it. Silence is not a
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Rev. Salguero Senate Testimony
My name is Gabriel Salguero. With my wife, Jeanette, I am the pastor of the Lamb’s Church of the Nazarene in New York City and I am the founder of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NaLEC) which represents some of the more than 8 million Latino
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Hispanic Evangelicals: Puerto Rico Demands Action
The debt crisis is tearing Puerto Rico’s communities apart… And yet faced with this catastrophe, Congress is blinking. Its members are being bombarded by misleading advertisements labeling any legislative solution “a bailout.” Speaker Paul Rya
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‘It Was By the Grace of God’: DACA Recipient Turned Missionary Shares His Story
Rev. Gabriel Salguero, president of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition, is urging evangelicals to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which has given about 800,000 young immigrants protection from deportation. Attorney Genera
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Evangelical Latinos Stand with Immigrant Youth
DACA has allowed 32,800 young Floridians to pursue their dreams, contribute to their community and live without fear of deportation in the country they call home. Ending DACA would be morally wrong, and some estimate that it could cost Florida $1.5 billio