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Churches suing trump over immigration policy

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by slayerxing, Feb 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM.

  1. slayerxing

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    https://apnews.com/article/immigrat...ministration-7e0f3060033fc25c5982bc583587562c

    Thought this was pretty interesting this morning.

    More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans — ranging from the Episcopal Church and the Union for Reform Judaism to the Mennonites and Unitarian Universalists — filed a federal court lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Trump administration move giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at houses of worship.

    The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, contends that the new policy is spreading fear of raids, thus lowering attendance at worship services and other valuable church programs. The result, says the suit, infringes on the groups’ religious freedom — namely their ability to minister to migrants, including those in the United States illegally.

    More details about which denominations and orgs specifically are in the article. Catholics have condemned the policies but are staying neutral it appears. Interesting to see pressure going against the Trump administration from churches. Although I doubt this impacts much.
     
  2. wgbgator

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    I dont know if the Catholics are staying "neutral."

    https://apnews.com/article/pope-trump-migration-09a89091f8e7dc3270099f0947d04e90

     
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  3. slayerxing

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    *yawns* wake me up when the Pope tears down the 40 foot walls around his Vatican City.
     
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  5. G8trGr8t

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    One has to wonder how many of them voted for him.

    I suspect the buyers remorse is strong in this group, as it is with the latinos, especially the venezuelans..all stoopidly shocked that the scorpion actually stung them
     
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