12-28-2016, 04:26 PM
(12-28-2016, 02:11 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: The Church doesn't control "who" gets the help. They just provide it to those that the Government has chosen (and currently the people choosing is the UN?).
This is where I would like it fixed. I would like it or not, put a preference to Christians that are being prosecuted in ME countries ahead of Muslims. The Christians in ME Countries definitely qualify for refugee status, “well-founded fear of persecution based on religion.” I'm not saying that Muslims aren't prosecuted as well, but they are the majority and Christians are the minority and are definitely targeted.
The government, not the UN but our local, state, and federal governments, determine the refugees that come in to our country. The federal grants the status and the state/local governments are the ones that provide places for them to go. The CWS, just like any private organization, cannot make that determination because immigration is controlled by the government. If people come to us seeking asylum, claiming to be refugees, then our government determines that status. Persecuted Christians from the ME would have the same opportunities to get help here if they make it here. They can apply for refugee status the same as the war refugees.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
