Summary
Christian clergy are using spiritual activities like prayer circles to oppose President Trump's immigration policies. They believe these policies conflict with biblical teachings about caring for vulnerable people. Some church leaders feel their actions are not about politics but about resisting what they see as government-authorized violence.
Key Facts
- Christian clergy are organizing to resist immigration policies under President Trump's administration.
- These clergy argue that Trump's immigration measures contradict biblical teachings on protecting vulnerable people.
- Reverend Rebecca Voelkel and other church leaders voiced that their efforts are not politically motivated, but ethically.
- Reverend Jeff Sartain cited biblical commands to love strangers, seeing a contradiction in current immigration practices.
- White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson stated that President Trump was elected to enforce border security and immigration laws.
- Some Christians agree with church leaders that resisting these policies is a moral duty beyond politics.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson stated that while Christians should practice charity, the government should enforce immigration laws.
- Faith leaders connected current resistance to historical religious movements like the civil rights movement.
