Ministers Support Judge Who Blocked Parts of Georgia's Immigration Law

Two pastors at the on Cliff Valley Way dipped their toes into state politics against this week to support a U.S. District Court judge who has blocked parts of Georgia's controversial immigration law.

Under Judge Thomas Thrash's ruling, two specific parts of the new immigration law are blocked: the ability to penalize people who transport or harbor illegal immigrants and the right of officers to check the immigration status of people who can’t provide identification. Those portions of the law are blocked until legal challenges are resolved.

Here is the statement from the church:

As Unitarian Universalist ministers, we affirm justice, equity and compassion in human relations. We applaud the federal judge who halted several parts of Georgia's anti-immigration law, but we believe the entire law needs to be overturned. It cannot substitute for comprehensive immigration reform at a national level. The law in its entirety is unjust, fear-based, and inhumane.

Rev. Anthony David
Rev. Marti Keller
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta

This is the second time pastors at the church have protested the immigration legislation. Many Unitarian Universalist pastors from across the Atlanta area, including the church here in North Druid Hills, .