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		<title>SPOTLIGHT: A Biblical Perspective on Immigration</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg</em></p>
<p>How should we view immigration from a biblical perspective?</p>
<p><strong>Dr. Shando Valdez</strong>, a political consultant, clergy organizer, and senior pastor at New Jerusalem Baptist church in Chicago, answers this very question in this week&#8217;s Spotlight episode.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;[Jesus] understood that countries have laws, that countries have borders.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>This is an episode you will not want to miss.</p>
<p>Listen to &#8220;A Biblical Perspective on Immigration&#8221; anywhere you find podcasts or click the <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/a-biblical-perspective-on-immigration-ifs-452/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">link!</a>&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/10/spotlight-a-biblical-perspective-on-immigration/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
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