Trump/Musk are blocking churches’ work with refugees - The Iola Register

Trump/Musk are blocking churches’ work with refugees - The Iola Register

An administration that presents itself as the champion of beleaguered Christians is instead spreading lies about them Not so long ago, helping refugees get settled was largely uncontroversial.  Since World War II, the United States has distinguished between immigrants, who choose to leave their country, and refugees, who are forced to.  In 1980, the Office of Refugee Resettlement was created by Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support. The …

On April 16, 2016, Pope Francis visited the island of Lesbos in Greece, a point of entry for thousands of refugees in Europe. Upon his return, he brought with him three families of Syrian refugees. An extremely powerful symbol of the Pope’s constant appeal to Europe and, in particular, to the faithful of his Church: to welcome those fleeing death in their country at war, not to remain indifferent to this unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. D…