"The Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is suing to block a new law in Tennessee that criminalizes people and organizations who assist undocumented immigrants. The suit alleges the new bill violates the Synod’s First Amendment rights by criminalizing ministry actions they engage in because of Christian teachings."
~ Brian Kaylor
#Trump#Republicans#Tennessee#ICE #immigrants#Lutherans#ELCA
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"Twenty US Catholic bishops — invoking Pope Leo’s moral leadership — condemn Trump’s 'Big, Beautiful Bill,' calling its cuts to health care and food aid 'an affront to the dignity of human life.'
They call on the Senate to completely reject the legislation."
~ Christopher Hale quoted by Greg Dworkin
"Federal agents have detained migrants on Catholic Church property at two parishes in Southern California's San Bernardino Diocese as the Trump administration tosses aside decades-old norms that fear of arrest or harassment should not deter people from practicing their religion."
~ Anita Snow
"'Authorities are now seizing brothers and sisters indiscriminately,' [San Bernardino Bishop Alberto] Rojas said in his letter, 'without respect for their right to due process and their dignity as children of God.'"
Two days ago, the National Catholic Reporter published an editorial statement about Trump's "big, beautiful bill," noting the strong opposition to it among Catholic religious women (i.e., nuns) in the US, and the diffident opposition among the US Catholic bishops.
NCR writes,
"This bill is not only a political and economic scandal; it has become a test for U.S. Catholic bishops."
"It turns out that the Catholic Church in the United States is not quite united in its response to this legislation. While Catholic women religious are loudly raising their voices in defense of the poor, the sick and older adults, many bishops remain conspicuously timid. ...
The episcopal silence is telling. It reveals a troubling skew in priorities:"
This is a small personal instance of Bonfire in the Fediverse.
