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Lexington KY: Catholic Church and Interfaith group stage refugee “pilgrimage” tomorrow


Posted by Ann Corcoran on October 19, 2018


Here is what I don’t get: Why does their love of “the other” always have to be demonstrated via a political event— a staged event to show how good they are and how bad you are?






Social justice warriors: The Catholic Church and an ‘Interfaith’ group hold a political event in Lexington tomorrow.

Can’t these Catholics simply (quietly!) help refugees and immigrants without making a show of it?

Here is news from Lexington, KY about such an event tomorrow entitled: “Share the Journey with Migrant, Refugee, and Marginalized Sisters and Brothers” pilgrimage.


Implicit in the advertising is the political message: in the Trump era immigrants are suffering.


Maybe the good Catholics could help them privately and quietly with food and private loving care! (We assume that they have run out of poor and homeless Americans to care for in Lexington!)


Does it really help immigrants personally to showcase them, or is this all about the midterm elections?


From the Lexington Herald-Leader:


Show solidarity with migrants, refugees at Saturday pilgrimage, service


This is a time of great and increasing uncertainty for immigrants living among us, whatever their citizenship or country of origin. In fact, it is an extremely difficult time for the marginalized and members of minorities living among us, whether they were born in this country or not.


While immigrants from some countries have been welcomed over the years, too often refugee and immigrants from other countries have faced indifference or hostility. This has happened while we have often relied on them to do difficulty and sometimes dangerous jobs for long hours and for very low wages. [How about if the good Catholics find them work other than in low wage meat and poultry plants!—ed]


Recent changes in immigration and enforcement policies have left many of these people with very little sense of security or, sometimes, hope. Those of us in more fortunate circumstances must, in conscience, step up and offer them both expressions of solidarity and practical help. [How about some serious practical help without the showboating!—ed]



One important chance to express solidarity is the “Share the Journey with Migrant, Refugee, and Marginalized Sisters and Brothers” pilgrimage taking place Saturday, Oct. 20, starting at 10 a.m. at the Courthouse Plaza and ending at Historic St Paul Catholic Church, where there will be a brief service, beginning with song and dance by our Congolese sisters and brothers. [They love to bring out the refugees as props for their political message!—ed]



The intention of the event is “to promote a just and inclusive community, especially in this climate of enhanced danger for immigrants, refugees, and the marginalized. We stand together, walk together, and pray together as a public witness to the dignity of the human person and the obligation we have as companions on the journey to accompany one another and build the culture of encounter.” [They have that social justice lingo down pat, don’t they!—ed]



This event is sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington with Lexington UNITED Interfaith Encounters, Catholic Charities, The Catholic Action Center and others.



More here.


Kentucky is a ‘welcoming state’!

What do the Kentucky refugee admission numbers look like?

When I wrote this post yesterday, I learned that Kentucky ranks #14 in the list of states with the most resettled refugees.



In fact, according to Wrapsnet, since October of 2008, Kentucky ‘welcomed’ 16,901 refugees!
Here is a list of the top twelve countries whose refugees, Catholics and other ‘religious’ resettlement agencies, have added to Kentucky’s diversity (mostly chosen by the UN).



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See first Syrians arrive in KY in 2015 with the help of an Islamic charity.

https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2015/02/15/first-syrian-refugees-arriving-in-louisville-ky-helped-with-grant-from-islamic-charity/



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Burma (3,964)
DR Congo (3,040)
Bhutan (2,592)
Iraq (2,435)
Somalia (2,171)
Cuba (827)
Syria (495)
Sudan (231)
Burundi (210)
Eritrea (127)
Afghanistan (120)
Pakistan (107)



Go here for my Kentucky archives. Don’t miss the story about the Iraqi refugees arrested a few years ago in Bowling Green, now doing life in prison on terrorism charges.


https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wor...mage-tomorrow/

Show solidarity with migrants, refugees at Saturday pilgrimage, service


October 19, 2018

BY RICK CLEWETT, STAN “JR” ZERKOWSKI, MARILYN S. DANIEL AND DOMINIQUE OLBERT

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  Read more here: https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-...html#storylink

This is a time of great and increasing uncertainty for immigrants living among us, whatever their citizenship or country of origin. In fact, it is an extremely difficult time for the marginalized and members of minorities living among us, whether they were born in this country or not.



While immigrants from some countries have been welcomed over the years, too often refugee and immigrants from other countries have faced indifference or hostility. This has happened while we have often relied on them to do difficulty and sometimes dangerous jobs for long hours and for very low wages.



Recent changes in immigration and enforcement policies have left many of these people with very little sense of security or, sometimes, hope. Those of us in more fortunate circumstances must, in conscience, step up and offer them both expressions of solidarity and practical help.



Thankfully, numerous groups and coalitions are coming together to aid and express solidarity with our neighbors in their time of need.



One important chance to express solidarity is the “Share the Journey with Migrant, Refugee, and Marginalized Sisters and Brothers” pilgrimage taking place Saturday, Oct. 20, starting at 10 a.m. at the Courthouse Plaza and ending at Historic St Paul Catholic Church, where there will be a brief service, beginning with song and dance by our Congolese sisters and brothers.



The intention of the event is “to promote a just and inclusive community, especially in this climate of enhanced danger for immigrants, refugees, and the marginalized. We stand together, walk together, and pray together as a public witness to the dignity of the human person and the obligation we have as companions on the journey to accompany one another and build the culture of encounter.”



This event is sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington with Lexington UNITED Interfaith Encounters, Catholic Charities, The Catholic Action Center and others.

Turning to an organization dedicated to providing practical and emotional support, the Community Response Coalition of Central Kentucky (CRC4me.org) is ready and able to provide free help to Central Kentucky families negatively impacted by immigration enforcement.



The need for such help is made clear by a recent study by the Henry J, Kaiser Family Foundation which found, “When a family member is detained or deported, immigrant families often face financial hardship, physical and emotional health consequences, and new fears of engaging with public programs.”



Often the person detained is the primary wage earner of a family. As the Community Response Coalition press release puts it, “We care deeply about those families — often women and children. Sometimes those family members are immigrants and sometimes they are US citizens. They are our friends and neighbors — members of our community. We have come together to offer assistance to those families in a time of crisis.”



CRC brings together community volunteers and organizations from many backgrounds and persuasions to assist families with emergency needs to connect with local resources in the community and provide limited temporary financial assistance, to relieve the burden of emergency hardships.



It also seeks to provides assistance in preparing general and special powers of attorney, help locate immigrant family members in detention, assist with in-person or video visits with detained family members, and provide reliable information on immigration laws and constitutional protections.



To learn more, call 1-800-674-9217. Press “1” for emergency and “0” for general information, including how to volunteer , contribute or go to www.crc4me.org. For more information, contact JR Zerkowski at jrchevychase@aol.com.



https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-...220191620.html

It's such a great question with such an easy answer. Drug money. Ask yourselves, why with all the homeless in the US, all the extreme poverty of black Americans in urban areas, apalling poverty of whites and others in rural America, why haven't any 501 C 3 churches and organizations helped them? Advocated for them? They used to, why did they stop?

Follow the money, huge donations to the Catholic Church from the drug cartels, huge political contributions funneled into political campaigns to elect and control politicians that drive immigration and open borders policies. It's all drug money.

The Democratic way!



14 October at 08:38

This is a homeless family in Oregon...yet refugees and Illegals are being sheltered, fed and clothed!! Let that sink in!!

Originally Posted by Airbornesapper07

The Democratic way!



14 October at 08:38

This is a homeless family in Oregon...yet refugees and Illegals are being sheltered, fed and clothed!! Let that sink in!!

EXACTLY!!!!