Thread: Have you no shame John McCullough?

Have you no shame John McCullough?

Posted by Ann Corcoran on August 5, 2018


Who is the Reverand McCullough?


He is the handsomely compensated CEO of Church World Service andhere, The Hill, gives him a platform to play the Christian guilt card on members of Congress and their foolish naive staff people who will read this op-ed and say—yes, of course we must admit 75,000 third worlders to American towns and cities and shroud the whole process in secrecy!





Here is McCullough being arrested outside the White House during the Obama Administration while protesting on behalf of illegal alien rights. You, the American taxpayer, pay 74% of his salary!



I know a good bit about CWS because it is the federal refugee resettlement contractor that came to Washington County, Maryland in 2007 and because of the activities of its subcontractor, Virginia Council of Churches, you are now readingRefugee Resettlement Watch!



You can read McCullough’s piece on your own.

It is the same old s**t with no mention of the fact that Church World Service’s entire budget rests on whether the resettled numbers in FY 19 are high or low because CWS is paid on a refugee per head basis for its ‘charitable’ Christian good works!
[An afterthought… let me be clear for new readers…I don’t care if someone has a huge salary, in fact I think that is wonderful, but when that huge salary comes involuntarily from us, the taxpayers, his ‘work’ becomes our business!]


You know what I think a real Christian leader would do—he would go to the third world, risk his own safety, and help people there!


McCullough:


Lowering the refugee ceiling would be an abandonment of American leadership


No surprise that The Hill gives McCullough a platform while having turned down writers who espouse a differing point of view on the subject.


Tomorrow I’ll call The Hill and see if they turn me down too!

Here is a page from Church World Service’s most recent Form 990:





Circled in red is the Reverend’s direct compensation and the last column is related income from the organization or other related organizations. Just so you know a member of Congress makes an annual salary of $174,000!



And see here at Charity Navigatorthat they are 74% government funded!



From Charity Navigator:
https://www.charitynavigator.org/ind...ary&orgid=7685


As I have said repeatedly, until the federal contractors (acting as political community organizers)*** are removed from the process there will be no real reform of how the US resettles refugees.


***Here are the nine federal contractors and the percentage of their federally funded income from last year. You can see that CWS is now receiving a greater share of their income from you this year than last.


The number in parenthesis is the percentage of their income paid by you (the taxpayer) to place the refugees into your towns and cities and get them signed up for their services (aka welfare)!


From most recent accounting, here.

• Church World Service (CWS) (71%)
• Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) (secular)(93%)
• Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) (99.5%)
• Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) (57%)
• International Rescue Committee (IRC) (secular) (66.5%)
• US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) (secular) (98%)
• Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS) (97%)
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) (97%)
• World Relief Corporation (WR) (72.8%)

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https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wor...hn-mccullough/

(This is the opinion piece that Ann Corcoran of Refugee Resettlement Watch references in her article.)

Lowering the refugee ceiling would be an abandonment of American leadership


August 6, 2018

Rev. John L. McCullough


Religious communities built the U.S. refugee resettlement program, long before the government was involved. In the aftermath of World War II and beyond, the faith community in the United States has helped resettle and integrate millions of refugees, embodying the biblical call to welcome. Those efforts brought new life and energy to congregations and communities across this great nation. Refugees revitalized small communities and created new jobs. New friendships and bonds created commitments to building a strengthened and more resilient America.


Every effort to reduce refugee admissions is an attempt to dismantle a private-public partnership built by people of faith across this country. So last fall, when President Trump set the refugee admissions ceiling at the lowest number it has been since Congress enshrined the refugee resettlement program into law in 1980, Christians have watched and mourned as cruel, fear-based policies have brought refugee admissions to a near halt, denying safety to our brothers and sisters during their time of great need.


The administration’s 45,000 refugee ceiling, coupled with multiple halts to the resettlement program and bans on various populations, has meant that tens of thousands of refugees promised protection in the United States remain in danger. When this fiscal year comes to a close in September, we expect the final number of refugees admitted to be less than 22,000.

This is morally shameful.


For followers of Christ, the moral response to the global refugee crisis has always been clear. We are called to welcome the stranger, to love our neighbors, to seek justice, to care for the orphan and widow. We are called to have compassion that extends beyond borders. We are called to give of our time and resources to help the suffering and the displaced.



The values of welcome and hospitality are core to what it means to be a Christian and to be an American. Our nation has long been a beacon of hope for families fleeing violence and persecution. The American story was built on the idea that people should be able to live lives free from fear and oppression.



This is why the United States has and must continue to welcome refugee families to our shores to rebuild their lives in safety. We have gladly welcomed them into our communities, into our churches, into our lives, and we have seen how doing so has made our communities vibrant, prosperous and strong.


As the administration considers yet another drastic cut to refugee admissions, it is clear that our government has lost its way. Although cities, towns, communities and congregations across the country are standing ready with open arms to welcome refugee families, President Trump and other decision makers in his administration are carving away at the refugee admissions program while simultaneously destroying other avenues for protection, including temporary protected status and asylum.



These policy decisions do not reflect our values or the values of more than 30 million Americans represented by Church World Service and its members--who wish to live out their faith by sharing their freedom with refugee families and obeying the commandment to love thy neighbor as thyself. We have more volunteers and concerned constituents who would like to donate time and resources than we can match with this lowered number of refugee clients.



While tens of millions of refugees are in need of assistance, a refugee admissions cap of 25,000 or lower is simply unacceptable. Refugee resettlement saves lives, encourages other countries to keep their doors open to people needing protection, and promotes regional stability and global security.


With overwhelming support from faith communities around the country, the United States can and should admit at least 75,000 refugees in fiscal year 2019. Anything less is not only an abandonment of American leadership but a moral stain which we cannot abide.



The Rev. John L. McCullough is president and CEO of Church World Service, a faith-based organization that has resettled refugees in the United States for more than 70 years.




http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/400292-lowering-the-refugee-ceiling-would-be-an-abandonment-of-american

He is very misguided. In general, communities and citizens are not ready and waiting for refugee resettlement in their towns. Often, citizens are unaware that foreign citizens will be dropped off in their neighborhoods, unable to assimilate, but whose lives will be subsidized by citizens for a time and maybe longer.

The shaming of Christians who will not support this theft, this potential threat, this additional invasion by foreign citizens is an insult to many Christians and others who strongly disagree.

Go to where these individuals and families live, assist them there, create safe zones or bully, insult and trash governments and citizens in neighboring countries to take them. Continually bringing people here who cannot or who will not assimilate, who take American jobs, who are sought out by certain industries to replace illegal aliens and citizens, is bad for America.

Lots of of money is involved in the refugee industry. Sadly, churches and others try to shame Americans as they pocket millions.

We had a recent story about a couple who were isolated because they could not communicate with others in the factory where they worked. This needs to end. Language and communication skills matter. Assimilation and what is best for the lives of American citizens' lives matters.

Related:

Published on Nov 23, 2010

Rev. John L. McCullough, CEO & Executive Director of Church World Service, is making it his New Year's Resolution to help build stronger, more welcoming communities with CWS member communions, and to call his Senators and Representatives once a week to urge them to support humane reforms to U.S. immigration policies.

https://youtu.be/HBIsp2K0pe0

GO LOVE THEM ON THEIR SOIL!

NO MORE PEOPLE!