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inclusive in their aims and target clientele, providing various services and politicaladvocacy for all immigrants, including illegal foreigners. Some provide legal support,medical check-ups, and health insurance schemes – that is, minimal social servicesnecessary for survival in the host society. Their activities, often having a broader sweepand more media coverage than the narrower cultural and religious mandates of otherassociations, may generate greater public discussion within civil society. Given their aimsof representing many distinct immigrant groups, these cross-cutting associations tend toencourage civic engagement and actively support ideals of democratic citizenship.
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In comparison to other non-state associations that assist foreigners, immigrant
advocacy NGOs enhance democracy more than other non-state institutions assistingforeigners. In general, an organization that takes on more secular, problem-solvingactivities better promotes democracy than those that concentrate on religious and culturalones.
Conclusion
The prevailing idea that Catholicism and Muslim do not promote democratic
institutions and processes because of their anti-democratic religious doctrine isquestionable. Similarly, it is premature to conclude that Protestants with their Calvinistvoluntarism values tend to promote democracy more than other religious groups. Rizalwould have been surprised to find that faith-based institutions affiliated with the CatholicChurch, particularly those that were established separately from the church to providewelfare services to immigrant poor like the St. Margaret Center, appear to promotemulticultural democracy more than other faiths.
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See Will Kymlicka, “Ethnic Associations and Democratic Citizenship” in Amy Gutmann, Ed., Freedom of
Association (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998).
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inclusive in their aims and target clientele, providing various services and political
advocacy for all immigrants, including illegal foreigners. Some provide legal support,
medical check-ups, and health insurance schemes – that is, minimal social services
necessary for survival in the host society. Their activities, often having a broader sweep
and more media coverage than the narrower cultural and religious mandates of other
associations, may generate greater public discussion within civil society. Given their aims
of representing many distinct immigrant groups, these cross-cutting associations tend to
encourage civic engagement and actively support ideals of democratic citizenship.
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In comparison to other non-state associations that assist foreigners, immigrant
advocacy NGOs enhance democracy more than other non-state institutions assisting
foreigners. In general, an organization that takes on more secular, problem-solving
activities better promotes democracy than those that concentrate on religious and cultural
ones.
Conclusion
The prevailing idea that Catholicism and Muslim do not promote democratic
institutions and processes because of their anti-democratic religious doctrine is
questionable. Similarly, it is premature to conclude that Protestants with their Calvinist
voluntarism values tend to promote democracy more than other religious groups. Rizal
would have been surprised to find that faith-based institutions affiliated with the Catholic
Church, particularly those that were established separately from the church to provide
welfare services to immigrant poor like the St. Margaret Center, appear to promote
multicultural democracy more than other faiths.
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See Will Kymlicka, “Ethnic Associations and Democratic Citizenship” in Amy Gutmann, Ed., Freedom of
Association (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998).
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