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c/politics · by Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1y

Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/12/g-s1-65988/episcopal-church-white-afrikaners-ends-partnership-u-s-government

"In light of our church's steadfast commitment to racial justice and reconciliation and our historic ties with the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, we are not able to take this step," [bishop] Rowe wrote. "Accordingly, we have determined that, by the end of the federal fiscal year, we will conclude our refugee resettlement grant agreements with the U.S. federal government."

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homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 62 pts · 1y

"We are concerned that the U.S. Government has chosen to fast-track the admission of Afrikaners, while actively fighting court orders to provide life-saving resettlement to other refugee populations who are in desperate need of resettlement," Rick Santos, head of Church World Service, one of the resettlement groups suing the government, said in a statement last week.

"By resettling this population, the Government is demonstrating that it still has the capacity to quickly screen, process, and depart refugees to the United States. It's time for the Administration to honor our nation's commitment to the thousands of refugee families it abandoned with its cruel and illegal executive order."

Yup

Maeve@kbin.earth · 23 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Incoming grant for Southern Baptists.

Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 26 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Having to deal with white Afrikaners is a fitting punishment for Southern Baptists.

Maeve@kbin.earth · 13 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Lol. They'll feel validated and honored.

Eta: this is a broad brush. I do know a couple of Southern Baptists who just attend the church they can get to, and are really decent people.

ExFed@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 1y

Broad brush, indeed; it seems like their most outspoken clergy is a whole lot more liberal than their most outspoken congregants... But, yeah, "validated and honored" sounds about right.

yesman@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y

The Episcopal church already has a separatist movement in the US and Canada, this will probably get ugly.

It was the issue of slavery that bifurcated the Baptist Church.

ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 1y

Good. Churches only interaction with the government should be to pay taxes.