LWF signs statement with ecumenical partners on US Presidential Executive Order on Refugees
31 January 2017
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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.