LWF signs statement with ecumenical partners on US Presidential Executive Order on Refugees

Faith calls all Christians to love and welcome the stranger, the refugee, the internally displaced person, the statement says. Photo: LWF Jordan/Maria de la Guardia

“Abysmal failure of compassion and responsibility”

GENEVA, 31 January 2017 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), the World Council of Churches (WCC) and ACT Alliance have issued a statement on the US Presidential Executive Order “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” and its impact on refugees.

 

Read the full story and statement here.