US EditionWhy Baptists in North Carolina Agreed to Resettle Afrikaners as Refugees
- On May 12, 2025, 59 Afrikaner refugees from South Africa arrived at Dulles International Airport, with three settling in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- This resettlement followed a Trump administration directive to fast-track Afrikaners amid claims they faced racial persecution, a claim disputed by faith groups and officials.
- Welcome House Raleigh, a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship ministry experienced in refugee aid, is furnishing two apartments for the three Afrikaners while opposing apartheid and racism.
- Church leaders expressed ethical conflict, with the Episcopal Church ending its refugee resettlement partnership over this issue, calling it "unfathomable" to prioritize Afrikaners over other vetted refugees.
- The arrangement highlights tensions within U.S. Refugee policy and faith-based groups, reflecting differing views on refugee status, race, and moral obligations amid potential governmental retaliation.
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Why Baptists in North Carolina agreed to resettle Afrikaners as refugees
The 12×30-foot storage unit in a Raleigh, North Carolina, suburb is crammed full of chairs, tables, mattresses, lamps, pots and pans.Most of its contents will soon be hauled off to two apartments that Welcome House Raleigh is furnishing for three newly arrived refugees. It’s a job the ministry, which is a project of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina, has handled countless times on behalf of newly arrived refugees from such pla…
Rubio to Sen. Kaine on Afrikaners: 'You Don't Like That They're White'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio clashed with Democrats over the Trump administration's recent acceptance of South African refugees, telling Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) that he does not "like the fact that they’re white" in a Tuesday exchange. The post Rubio Clashes with Sen. Kaine Over Afrikaner Refugees: ‘You Don’t Like that They’re White’ appeared first on Breitbart.
"You don't like the fact they are White": Marco Rubio DESTROYS Hillary Clinton's running mate over what refugees he wants here
While the left points the finger and labels the rest of the world as racist, they could not be guilty of this if they tried. That is why Secretary of State Marco Rubio had to say the quiet part out loud. Senator Tim Kaine accused Rubio of prioritizing one race over another solely because the South African refugees have a skin color that Kaine does not approve of.NEW: Senator Tim Kaine looks like he's about to burst a blood vessel in his face aft…
Marco Rubio Pushes Bold USAID Reforms in Senate Clash - American Faith
Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday to make the case for his department’s 2026 budget and defend sweeping reforms aimed at cutting red tape, improving efficiency, and ensuring foreign aid reaches those who truly need it. Rubio stated that only 12 cents of every dollar sent through USAID was actually reaching recipients. He described the system as bloated and inefficient, saying memos t…
Resettling Afrikaners is a ‘Faustian bargain,’ says Episcopal Church’s Sean Rowe
(RNS) — Faith leaders expressed a strident commitment to continue to follow their moral compasses on immigration, including refugee resettlement issues — despite any potential retaliation from the Trump administration — at an RNS webinar on Tuesday (May 20). “Institutional resistance is now more important than ever,” said the Most Rev. Sean Rowe, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church. “The church may be one of the few institutions that wi…
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