{"id":2828,"date":"2017-02-10T11:10:27","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T16:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/?p=2828"},"modified":"2024-06-20T15:42:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T15:42:07","slug":"solidarity-in-action-unite-resist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/?p=2828","title":{"rendered":"Solidarity in Action: Unite + Resist"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Just a few days after the new president was inaugurated, he began making drastic changes in our country. People took to the streets, and the airports, in protest of the measure which banned immigrants \u00a0from seven Muslim countries, and Syrian refugees. Though it was denied that this was a \u00a0“Muslim ban”, it is hard to reason why Christian refugees were still allowed to enter the country, under this temporary executive order. In response to this order many bishops of the Catholic Church have spoken out against the order, calling the faithful\u00a0to act in solidarity with the refugees and make their voices heard in defense of human dignity, citing the Church’s long-standing commitment to care for the defenseless of other faiths. The Catholic Church is a refuge for the defenseless, the stranger, the marginalized. Likewise, many institutions across the country have proclaimed their status as a sanctuary for those affected by this executive\u00a0order, or any future order which does not regard their human dignity and basic human rights.<\/p>\n