Christian Response to Refugees and Immigrants
***Updated 2/8/17 to include “100 Evangelical Leaders Denounce Trump’s Ban***
Reported at CNN, this letter/ad will appear in WaPO.
Here is what Christian leaders are saying about refugees and immigrants. Click on the links to read more.
We believe that our nation can continue to be both compassionate and secure. – Joint letter, CCCU, World Relief, World Vision, NAE et al.
◊ A process that prioritizes one religion over another…can have negative effects…around the world. – David Curry, President, Open Doors
◊ Prioritizing refugees based on religion-rather than vulnerability-plays into the narrative of anti-Christian extremists who paint all Christians as enemies of Islam. – Matthew Soerens, Author, Welcoming the Stranger; Training Specialist, World Relief
◊ We have to get past this zero-sum thinking that says either we take care of “our own” or “the other” – that it’s our security or their well-being. We belong to each other. – Jeremy Courtney, Executive Director, Preemptive Love
Christianity Today, January 30, 2017
Where have we gotten the idea that Christianity is devoid of risk? Security in this world should not be prioritized over proclamation of God’s Word. – David Platt, President, IMB (SBC)
As a nation, we must seek to resolve the tension created by these two values – compassion for the sojourner and the security of our citizens – in a way that upholds both values. – Russell Moore, President, ERLC (SBC)
We are to treat the sojourners among us as our native born. – Raymond Chang, Wheaton College Chaplain’s Office