Lake Street Church of Evanston is a “progressive Christian theology that embraces people from all different religious denominations and religious traditions.” Led by Rev. Dr. Michael Woolf, they are affiliated with the American Baptist Churches in the USA, and proudly “cherishes its non-creedal tradition” and their bizarre church covenant.
For their Nativity scene this year, they depicted baby Jesus zip-tied in his cradle, while Roman soldiers/ ICE agents look on.
The church explains that “this installation reimagines the nativity as a scene of forced family separation, drawing direct parallels between the Holy Family’s refugee experience and contemporary immigration detention practices.”
“By placing the Christmas story (Christianity’s central narrative of refuge, sanctuary, and sacred family) within the visual language of immigration enforcement and detention, this work asks viewers to confront the disconnect between professed religious or moral values and immigration policies. The emergency blanket references the actual materials used in detention facilities.”
The zip ties on the infant’s wrists directly reference the children who were zip-tied by agents during a raid on a Chicago apartment building earlier this year, where most residents were U.S. citizens: a stark reminder that enforcement terror does not discriminate by documentation status.”
They continue:
The gas masks worn by Mary and Joseph reference the documented use of tear gas and other chemical weapons deployed by ICE agents against peaceful protesters, journalists, and community members advocating for immigration reform and bearing witness to human rights abuses within the system.
15 responses to “Church Nativity Scene Features Zip-Tied Baby Jesus, Roman Soldiers as ICE Agents”
Go ahead and blaspheme Jesus. This will NOT be pleasant for you on judgment day.
So enforcing our country’s laws = terror?? What twaddle!
The apostle Paul said we should obey our country’s laws. Are these communists trying to jump start the Second Civil War?
What makes the church covenant bizarre? There is plenty within the covenant that is hardly bizarre. Intejecting an op ed into largely factual reporting (without specifying how/why) is a journalistic cop out.
Wow ! These people are really stupid. We must ban all immigration forever and deport all foreign invaders.
Emotionally charged children. Look at Europe and how their experiment in diversity and immigration is taking a hard U turn after its failure.
People are nucking futs! SMH
Joseph and his family were not refugees.
As a member of the Baptist denomination, I’m disgusted by your sacrilegious, immoral, & decidedly political display.
Why didn’t you put out this exact display under Obama & Biden? You should be ashamed.
Quintessential FALSE CHRISTIANS!
God is NOT mocked… it is appointed to man once to die… and after that?
THE JUDGMENT!!
This Nativity Scene is sick and offensive. No problem, God is watching. Judgement Day is coming. Those responsible for their hate will be held accountable. We are ordered to follow Man’s law. Romans:13 1-2.. We have had Immigration Laws for years. All countries have Immigration Laws. PLEASE STOP THE HATE AND FOLLOW MAN’S LAW. This liberal madness has to stop. This is NOT OF GOD
Triggered much?
Remind me again what the parable of the Good Samaritan was about?
When Jesus returns he better come back with an H1B Visa or we will deport him to CECOT. Refugees will not be tolerated. We will stop the liberal madness.
When Jesus returns he better come back with an H1B Visa or we will deport him to CECOT. Refugees will not be tolerated. We will stop the liberal madness.
When Jesus returns if he does not come with an H1B1 Visa we will deport him to CECOT. The liberal madness will end.