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Title: SoCal Church Displays Holy Family As "Caged Refugees" At The Border
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URL Source: https://www.zerohedge.com/political ... y-family-caged-refugees-border
Published: Dec 12, 2019
Author: Tyler Durden
Post Date: 2019-12-12 10:57:05 by Horse
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A Nativity scene in the southern California city of Claremont depicting the Holy Family as a separated family held in cages at the U.S. border is sparking controversy and conversations over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. “If this isn’t your church’s politics, you’ve got the wrong faith,” tweeted music journalist Zel McCarthy. Vanity Fair writer Anthony Breznican said that the Claremont United Methodist Church tableau, depicting Joseph and Mary in cages on either side of a caged baby Jesus Christ, was an accurate representation of the meaning of the Bible story. “I love the Nativity story,” said Breznican. “I love it not because it is warm and fuzzy, but because it is about perseverance against cruelty.” Breznican added that the Nativity story points the finger at those who, when faced with evil, do nothing. “The monster of the Nativity story is not King Herod, the bloodthirsty tyrant,” said Breznican. “He is just the backdrop.” “The villain is the innkeeper, a common everyday person, who sees their dire situation and chooses not to help,” Breznican continued. “No room. Sorry. America is full of innkeepers these days.” The exhibit represents “a not-so implicit criticism of the Trump administration’s border separation policies,” said Politico reporter Dan Goldberg. Claremont United Methodist Church Rev. Karen Clark Ristine told L.A. Times reporter James Queally that the scene was intended to use the Holy Family to highlight the “nameless families” who are victims of the border crackdown. We’ve heard of their plight; we’ve seen how these asylum seekers have been greeted and treated,” said Ristine. “We wanted the Holy Family to stand in for those nameless people because they also were refugees.” “We don’t see it as political; we see it as theological,” she added. Ristine’s sharing of a photo of the scene on Facebook sparked controversy, with some commenters calling the pastor “an instigator; a trouble maker who does not have this country’s best interests,” and questioning the purpose of the scene. Stirred to tears by the Claremont UMC nativity. Inside the church, the Holy Family is reunited. The theological statement posted with the nativity: In a time in our country when refugee families seek asylum at our borders and are unwillingly separated from one another, we consider the most well-known refugee family in the world. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, the Holy Family. Shortly after the birth of Jesus, Joseph and Mary were forced to flee with their young son from Nazareth t... See More In her post, Ristine said that the Nativity scene was meant to send a message. “Imagine Joseph and Mary separated at the border and Jesus no older than two taken from his mother and placed behind the fences of a Border Patrol detention center as more than 5,500 children have been the past three years,” wrote Ristine. “Jesus grew up to teach us kindness and mercy and a radical welcome of all people.” Poster Comment: My great grandfather was a Methodist minister. Never had anything like this in his day. Might I point out that the population of Mexico in 1950 was 28 million. Today there are 34 million Mexican Americans and 132 million people in Mexico. Solving the over population problems of Latin America, Africa, the Mideast and Asia is way beyond our ability. I wrote this: Senator, Why Do You Want to Cut Our Wages and Pensions 50%? https://vidrebel.wordpress.com/2019/04/29/senator-why-do-you-want-to-cut-our-wages-and-pensions-50/ 
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