Faith leaders denounced Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for rejecting access to give Communion to immigrants being held at an Illinois facility over the weekend.
The Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL), a Catholic and Christian-rooted nonprofit, organized a Mass by the immigration processing center on All Saints Day and Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead.
Organizers estimate some 2,000 people attended on Saturday, as many prayed, sang and held signs protesting ICE.
I used to think those WWJD bracelets were so stupid… they should bring those back.
Live strong yellow was it for awhile.
Pretty sure those were for Lance Armstrong.
WWLAD? Probably cheat, and then do a revisionist history tour.
Man, used to be that you’d adopt the religion of your oppressor, assimilate, and they’ll leave you more or less alone. Sure there’d be racism and attacks and whatnot, and yeah they completely destroyed your history, culture and community in the process… but at least it’s not full on slavery, and when it was slavery, there was at least some illusion of due process in front of it (a la US 13th amendment).
This is extreme. Can’t even practice the same religion as your oppressor. What’s the world coming to?
The form of evangelicals that maga caters to legitimately do not see Catholicism as Christianity.
I see I, as an atheist looking in, haven’t realized this. It makes sense to me…Hispanics are largely Catholic, blacks are largely baptist and protestant. Having different god-rules, despite having the same god, makes them no different than Jews or Muslims. Another “other”.
This a huge one I think many seem to forget. Many people, especially American Christians, have been looking down on Catholics for a very long time.
