The 11 bishops who serve in the six Episcopal dioceses in Texas and New Mexico have released an emotional appeal calling for the end of “the inhumane conditions at our country’s borders.”
We write to decry the conditions in detention centers at our border because we are Christians, and Jesus is unequivocal. We are to pray without ceasing for everyone involved — refugees, elected officials, and law enforcement — while also advocating for the humane treatment of the human beings crowding our border as they flee the terror and violence of their home countries.
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Kirk Petersen began reporting news for TLC as a freelancer in 2016, and was Associate Editor from 2019 to 2024, focusing especially on matters of governance in the Episcopal Church.
