Tag: refugees

Persecuted Christians Resettled in US Drop Dramatically Under Trump

The United States is on track to welcome the fewest refugees since its resettlement policy was formalized in 1980, by a substantial margin. Capped at 18,000 people for 2020—the lowest ceiling on record—the US has...

/ July 13, 2020

The Global Refugee Crisis Hit a Record High. The US Welcome for the Persecuted Is at a Record Low.

In just a few years, the United States has gone from a world leader in refugee resettlement to only admitting a fraction as many as it once did—a shift that has allowed fewer persecuted Christians and other...

/ June 20, 2019

Objection to Refugees 1: They’re Violent. Just Look at Europe.

The Western public has indeed been infiltrated. Not by terrorists, but by the mass marketing of the fear of terror. The feeling—the apparent knowledge—that refugees are violent has been broadcast by ratings-focused media and sensationalist...

/ September 3, 2018

Responding to Concerns and Objections About Refugees

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. – Psalm 111:10 At this point, I have laid out (hopefully) a means of thinking about refugeeism...

/ August 27, 2018

The Contribution of Christians in the Middle East–and the Call to Keep Them There

North American Christians can be confident and excited about the contribution of refugees to our communities. We also need to appreciate the sometimes greater and more vital contribution of refugees when we assist them to...

/ August 20, 2018

The Blessing of Refugees: Cultural Contributions of Refugees

Beyond the net positive economic impact of uprooted peoples resettled in our countries, refugees can bless our communities culturally. When God’s people were in exile in a foreign land, swept off to Babylon in captivity,...

/ August 13, 2018

The Blessing of Refugees: Economic Contributions of Refugees

Out of Egypt I called my son. – Hosea 11:1 It was out of refugeeism that God returned the Messiah to Israel. It was out of foreignness that the Savior of the world came. Not...

/ August 6, 2018

Seeking Salvation–Without Soul Vulturing

As much as refugees need fame; as much as they need freedom from political, economic, and social oppression; as much as they need food, water, and shelter; we know—as Christians and as Christian humanitarians—that at...

/ July 30, 2018

Making Refugees Famous: Raising Awareness

As the Church adopts a new, strong, righteous presence in this age of the uprooted, increasingly stepping into positions and platforms that equip it to hear, understand, serve, and be served by refugees, it needs...

/ July 23, 2018

10 Presences the Church Can Practice for Refugees

Presence 1: Live a Public, Political Faith The Church can live out a public religion, as it was always meant to. Christianity was never intended to be a privatized faith, as though it has no...

/ July 16, 2018