Christian leaders denounced Donald Trump's Muslim ban instead of showing support, calling other faiths to oppose the executive order that has been effective 6 days ago.
It can be recalled that the Trump's reason behind ordering the ban of nationals from seven Muslim countries was the showing of concern to Christians who were persecuted and discriminated in Muslim countries. According to New York Times during the campaign Trump frequently mentioned Christians denied entry to U.S. and beheaded in Muslim countries. It seems a kind of revenge trump this time targeting Muslim nationals preventing them from entering the country. But Christian leaders do not want to support his order. It's like hurling of bread from people who hurled them with stone.
Christian leaders calling of all people from different faiths is a move to prevent the law from further intensifying which many have thought that next thing that would likely to happen is the banishment of people already living in the U.S. having pertinent papers and with Muslim beliefs. The Whitehouse firmly stands with the order claiming that the policy will serve as protection against extremism and terrorism.
Not only those in the U.S. have made protests and demonstrations but people around the world who criticized the law, Independent reported.
Bishop Joe S. Vasquez, chairman of the committee on migration for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops said he would not be supporting the policy "We believe in assisting all, regardless of their religious beliefs," he added.
Vasquez declaration was immediately seconded by Jen Smyers, the director of policy and advocacy for the immigration and refugee program of Church World Service calling Friday a "shameful day" in the history of the United States.
Another action made by the president of World Relief, the humanitarian arm of National Association of Evangelicals Rev. Scott Arbeiter is the collecting of signatures from evangelical Christians who stand against the policy. He said to New York Times that we have no evidence that would support that Obama administration discriminated Christians.
