Bishop
Marianne
Budd
isn’t
the
only
religious
leader
who
has
noticed
that
Trump’s
campaign
promises
are
in
conflict
with
the
Gospel.
The
separation
of
church
and
state
is
usually
invoked
to
argue
against
the
state
being
turned
into
a
religious
outpost,
but
its
reversal
should
also
hold
true
—
the
government
shouldn’t
be
able
to
target
places
of
religious
worship
to
harvest
and
imprison
or
deport
the
undocumented,
right?
That’s
the
argument,
and
a
group
of
religious
leaders
are
willing
to
go
to
court
over
their
beliefs.
Latin
Times
has
coverage:
A
group
of
over
25
religious
organizations
has
filed
a
lawsuit
against
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security
(DHS)
contesting
a
policy
change
by
the
Trump
administration
that
allows
immigration
enforcement
actions
at
schools
and
houses
of
worship.
Prior
to
this
change,
DHS
agents
were
generally
required
to
obtain
special
authorization
to
conduct
enforcement
actions
at
designated
“sensitive
locations.”The
plaintiffs,
representing
a
broad
spectrum
of
Christian
and
Jewish
denominations,
argue
that
the
policy
infringes
upon
their
religious
freedom
and
deters
participation
in
programs
in
houses
of
worship.
Let’s
be
frank,
few
things
chill
the
impulse
to
pray
and
learn
like
knowing
that
officers
are
going
to
pepper
you
with
questions
just
for
practicing
your
faith.
Even
if
the
entire
congregation
had
their
papers,
there
is
a
non-zero
chance
that
each
interaction
with
an
officer
could
be
your
last
—
there’s
a
whole
slew
of
unarmed
people
who’ve
been
killed
by
police
during
routine
traffic
stops.
It
was
rough
enough
to
see
Sonya
Massey
getting
shot
after
saying
Jesus’s
name;
it’s
only
a
matter
of
time
before
flooding
churches
with
ICE
results
in
something
similar.
This
also
isn’t
a
huge
ask
—
Biden-era
protections
had
carve
outs
that
respected
sanctuaries.
Trump’s
current
policy
suggests
that
there’s
no
place
that
the
government
can’t
put
their
hands
in.
What
happened
to
Republicans
being
small
state
advocates?
Quakers,
Bishop
Budd,
and
Pope
Francis
have
been
vocal
about
protecting
their
flock
from
government
reach.
Given
Trump’s
recent
lamentation
about
anti-Christian
violence
and
bias,
this
would
be
a
great
time
for
him
to
tell
his
administration
to
let
the
faithful
practice
their
religion
as
the
Founders
intended:
without
the
state
eyeing
their
pews.
Religious
Organizations
Including
Jews,
Catholics,
Mennonites,
File
Lawsuit
To
Prevent
Immigration
Raids
In
Houses
Of
Worship
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Times]
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And
If
You
Look
This
Way,
You’ll
See
The
Dead
Body
Of
The
Separation
Of
Church
And
State
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected] and
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tweet
at @WritesForRent.