Topic: Samuel Rodriguez

There's an excellent NYTimes report about evangelicals and immigration, though I wish they had mentioned M. Daniel Carroll R., whose book is one of the best I've seen: Christians at the Border: Immigration, the Church, and the Bible . Perhaps this ...
As Mexicans consume more drugs, cartels go to battle with local dealersDrug dealer Hector Rodriguez Estrada had a feeling he was next.His boss was beaten to death and dumped in an empty lot, his teeth and fingers missing. In Tijuana, they ...
New Catholic leader in NYC inherits large Latino flock as many turn to evangelical churchesWhen Archbishop Timothy Dolan became the leader of the New York Archdiocese this week, he read a part of his first sermon in Spanish. A small but growing ...
Latino Protestant voters appear to be swinging away from the Republican Party, a new poll shows, and immigration is a key factor.. The survey of 500 Latino Protestant registered voters found that 50.4 percent favored Democrat Barack Obama, while 33.6 ...

The Latino Evangelical Factor

The Chicago Tribune has a profile today of Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, calling him one of a " Fearing the loss of a constituency that helped push Bush to re-election, Republican candidates are turning to Rodriguez for ...

New trial for Harvard grad student

Second Trial to Begin for Ex-Harvard Grad Student Charged in Stabbing DeathA former Harvard graduate student goes on trial a second time Monday in the stabbing death of an 18-year-old hotel cook, but this time the defense can bring up violence in ...