“I don’t really have these discussions with my classmates, cause I kind of feel as if my voice gets drowned out.”
- Cortney Borer of Centennial, Wyoming
Salt Lake City's First Unitarian Church is giving sanctuary to Vicky Chavez, a young Honduran mother facing deportation. Earlier this week, RadioWestexplored the concept of sanctuary and the tension between moral conscience and the law, and RadioWest films took a look inside the sanctuary where Chavez and her daughters are sheltered.
Reporter Lee Hale will be talking to Reverend Tom Goldsmith from the First Unitarian Church next week as part of KUER's Believers series. Tune in Monday during Morning Edition to hear the full story.
Listener Podcast Pick: Listener Roger Bourke wrote in to recommend Stay Tuned With Preet, a new podcast from WNYC that discusses justice and fairness. It's hosted by Preet Bharara, a former U.S. Attorney who fought corruption, financial fraud and violent crime.
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