Sharon Delgado

Pastor, Author, Speaker, Activist

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Category: Immigration / Migration

  • Jesus and Immigrant Rights

    Jesus and Immigrant Rights

    Jesus and Immigrant Rights

  • Car Rally Urges Release of Persons Detained by ICE

    Car rally urges release of persons detained by ICE Because justice requires action, I am sharing this article that I submitted to the Grass Valley Union last week, following a car rally that several of us participated in at the Yuba County Jail, the only remaining ICE detention center in Northern California.  Please take a…

  • Love the Immigrant as Yourself

    Progressive Christian Social Action Love the Immigrant as Yourself “you shall love the immigrant as yourself…” Leviticus 19: 34 As tears flow around the country and world for immigrant children who have been separated and incarcerated by the Trump Administration, support for the president’s harsh policies among white Evangelicals continues. Even politicians and TV news…

  • “We cherish our brothers and sisters from all parts of the world”

    I am speechless about Trump’s obscene racist slurs about immigrants and the countries they come from.  Fortunately, I can point to the following statement from the bishops of my denomination.  We have our work cut out for us.   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 12, 2018 United Methodist Bishops condemn President Trump’s “offensive” remarks against…

  • Climate Change and Global Migration:  Signs of the Times

    You can find this article online at Climate Change and Global Migration:  Signs of the Times, beginning on page 8 in the November issue of Response Magazine, the magazine for United Methodist Women. “You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.”    Matthew 16:3 We humans…

  • They’re Just like Us

        When my grandchildren, Alex and Malina, were recognized for raising money for mosquito nets for the Imagine No Malaria Campaign, Alex explained, “They’re just like us.”    Just ten years old, and already they have empathy and can imagine how these other children must feel, even children who live halfway around the world. This…

  • Immigration, Solidarity, and People Power

    I love my community.  Pascale Fusshoeller, one of our own, was arrested on immigration charges and threatened with immediate deportation.  Our community rallied to her support, somehow pulling together a legal team and raising money for her defense.  Supporters created a FaceBook page within hours, which received over 1200 “likes” within days.  People made so…