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The following statement was issued by Fuller Theological Seminary in
Pasadena, California, USA:

“The decision of the U.S. Justice Department to separate child
immigrants from their parents is a vicious and cruel injustice. For
the Attorney General and others to say that this is a biblically
defensible practice is a perversion of the Bible and of common
morality. May everyone who cares about these children, especially
those who seek to be followers of Jesus, condemn this practice, call
for its immediate end, and seek the reunification of families.”—Mark Labberton, President of Fuller Seminary.

Says Lisseth Rojas-Flores, associate professor of marital and family
therapy, “As a clinical psychologist, a researcher, and more
importantly as a Christian and a mother, I condemn this practice of
family separation as Dr. Labberton suggests. How do we fight corporate sin—social injustice—as it relates to unjust laws and practices
against the immigrants in our midst? Perhaps we begin with
intercessory prayer, missionary proclamation, Christian activism, and compassionate hospitality. With these practices, Christians throughout
the nation can join in the quest to restore and promote healing and
justice for these vulnerable populations so that they may know that
they have inherent worth and they belong.” Rojas-Flores completed
research documenting the trauma affects on citizen children whose
parents are deported or detained. View her research here.

Fuller has long stood for the rights and protections of the “least of these,” including immigration rights and the safeguard of children.
The Bible unequivocally calls for our sheltering of the poor,
marginalized, and those unable to care for themselves. Fuller will
continue to challenge leaders who oppose the biblical calling to
protect the vulnerable and will continue to advocate for immigration
reform.

https://www.fuller.edu/posts/a-vicious-and-cruel-injustice/


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http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2017/02/03/sanctuary-movement/34422/

Sanctuary Movement
February 3, 2017
One of the  most frequently mentioned obligations in the Bible is to “welcome
the stranger.”  Since the 1980s, churches and synagogues have offered sanctuary
to undocumented immigrants facing deportation. Correspondent Lucky Severson reports on the current sanctuary movement from Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona where it first began, and talks with the church’s pastor, Rev.
Alison Harrington, who says, “My scriptures don’t ask me but command me to stand
with those who are being persecuted and those who are being oppressed.” He also
interviews Roy Beck  of Numbers USA, a lobbying group that works to reduce the number of immigrants to the US, both legal and illegal. Says Beck, “I do feel that the sanctuary churches are undermining the rule of law, which is the cornerstone of a just society.”

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