A group of Iowa clergy has delivered a letter to Governor Terry Branstad, saying they’re praying he will “reject fear and cruelty” and welcome Syrian refugees into the state. Branstad is one of 30 governors citing safety concerns and resisting Syrian refugee resettlement. Rev. Jessica Peterson of the Congregational United Church of Christ in Newton says she signed the letter because she believes turning away refugees is “not the American way.”…
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Alejandro Alfaro-Santiz (al-uh-HAWN-droh al-FAR-oh SAN-tez), a United Methodist minister in Des Moines, also signed the letter drafted by a group called Faith in Public Life….
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Branstad says President Obama “is in denial” about the threat Syrian refugees pose.