By Michelle A. Vu
Christian Post Reporter

Leaders of the National Association of Evangelicals have issued several clarifications on the group’s stance on immigration reform in the days since it released its resolution on the issue. [Editor’s note: the original URL (link) referenced in this article is no longer valid, so the link has been removed.]

Over the past week, various groups – Christians as well as secular – have criticized the NAE’s decision to take a strong stance in favor of undocumented immigrants already in the country. Among the criticisms are that the evangelical body is supporting amnesty for those that break the law and that the group is becoming more liberal.

“NAE is adopting the sad trajectory of the National Council of Churches, speaking to detailed political issues beyond its traditional moral purview and the consensus of its constituency,” decried Mark Tooley, president of the conservative Institute on Religion and Democracy.

Tooley further said that while the NAE acknowledges that the Bible does not offer specific guidelines for modern legislation on immigration, the group has done so.

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