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News you don't hear on the news.

Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by exscentric, Aug 16, 2010.

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    News you don't hear on the news.

    "Churches Come up Short as Delegates' Visas Denied
    "When the Baptist World Alliance held its global conference in Hawaii earlier this month, it was missing about 1,000 attendees from around the world. In June, the inaugural meeting of the World Communion of Reformed Churches in Grand Rapids, Mich., was missing 74, and the Seventh-day Adventists' General Conference in Atlanta was missing about 200. The three church groups told Religion News Service foreign delegates' visas were denied by U.S. officials, meaning some nations lacked representation at the global assemblies that occur only once every several years. "I was deeply saddened" by the visa problems, said the Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick, the former president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, which merged with another group in Grand Rapids to form the World Communion of Reformed Churches. "I don't think you hear of government events or corporate events that have this percentage of people denied visas." A lot of it had to do with money, he believes, saying "the criteria (for securing visas) are so skewed to the financial status of people involved." Church officials say they fully complied with State Department rules on international visas for visiting delegates -- particularly providing evidence visitors would return to their country of origin once the meetings ended."
     
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