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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRev. Canon Lee Curtis ....Indy church detain Jesus, Mary, and Jospeh in a cage
Indianapolis church 'detains' Jesus, Mary and Joseph in protest of child separation policy
An Indianapolis church protested President Donald Trump's child separation policy by "detaining" statues of baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph in a chain-linked, enclosed cage on their lawn.
The statement with the Holy Family says as much about our policy as any statement would say, the Rev. Canon Lee Curtis of Christ Church Cathedral, who came up with the idea, told NBC News. We want an end for family detention. Families, all families, every family, is holy, and we hope and pray that families who are seeking out a better life for their kids are afforded that opportunity.
The dean and rector of Christ Church, the Rev. Stephen Carlsen, said the display is a direct response to Trumps zero-tolerance policy, separating migrant children from their parents.
"I know what the Bible said," Carlsen told the Indy Star. "We're supposed to love our neighbors as ourselves."
A number of our congregants at the cathedral are first or second-generation immigrants and this situation is not abstract to them and this is not abstract for us, he said. This is something that we preach and teach about, and we are partnering with other groups in the state in order to see meaningful reform for detention and deportation. We walked and supported people through ICE deportation proceedings before too.
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Rev. Canon Lee Curtis ....Indy church detain Jesus, Mary, and Jospeh in a cage (Original Post)
underpants
Jul 2018
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spanone
(135,636 posts)1. This church has an incredibly high profile. It's right on what they call 'the circle'
the center of downtown Indianapolis, Indiana....a tourist attraction....
a perfect place for a protest
It's correct name is The Soldier and Sailors Monument.
In this screenshot the church is at 1 o'clock
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldiers%27_and_Sailors%27_Monument_(Indianapolis)
liberalmuse
(18,670 posts)2. I'm glad to see some Christians speak out about this.
I'm so glad they've staged this where people can't miss it.