Church protests Trump's immigration policy by 'detaining' Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
Baby Jesus, Mary, and Joseph were brought out of Christ Church Cathedral’s basement a few months early to send a message to President Trump.
The Indianapolis church’s Rev. Lee Curtis came up with the idea to incarcerate statues of the Holy Family to protest POTUS‘s zero-tolerance immigration policy and the resulting separation of families who have crossed the border illegally.
The church shared images of the display on social media.
On our lawn tonight we placed The Holy Family…in #ICE detention. #Immigration pic.twitter.com/eSkTv89SEf
— CCC Indy (@CCCathedralIndy) July 3, 2018
The Holy Family statues were placed within a barbed-wire-topped chain-link enclosure in front of the church on Monday evening as part of its #EveryFamilyIsHoly campaign. The clergy of the Episcopal church attended the Families Belong Together rally Saturday to protest family detention.
Father Lee Curtis “ this family is every family and every family is holy” pic.twitter.com/TIP45axPnn
— Vic Ryckaert (@VicRyc) July 3, 2018
“We are hoping to draw attention that indefinite family detention is wrong,” Curtis said to the Indianapolis Star. “This family is every family, and every family is holy.” Curtis also noted that the biblical refugee family was seeking asylum in Egypt shortly after Jesus’s birth.
“I know what the Bible said … we’re supposed to love our neighbors as ourselves.” -Father Stephen Carlson of @CCCathedralIndy pic.twitter.com/iVAlUl6gvs
— Faith E. Pinho (@faithepinho) July 3, 2018
According to the Indianapolis Star article, many passersby agreed with the church’s message.
“I think Jesus intended everybody to get along and be free. Nobody should be enslaved,” Randy Sylvia told the paper. “I just think it’s wrong.”
“I think it’s bold,” Matthew Roberts said. “It just makes me think about those families that are separated and pray for them.”
The powerful images are already creating strong reactions online too.
This is how people of faith act. #Resist 👏👏👏👏👏
— Kim Saylor 🗣🌈🌊#RebelScum (@KimKsl420) July 3, 2018
You folks are absolutely wonderful. Thank you for taking a stand. <3 <3 <3
— Felicia the Savage (@KittyHasFleaz) July 3, 2018
— Tristen Lux (@zombietristen) July 3, 2018
Fred Andrews, a sexton at Christ Church Cathedral, said that he hoped the demonstration would bring people to the polls in the next election.
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