MARRERO, La., July 15, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Bishop Toris
T. Young, Council of Bishops, Board Of Directors of The Greater
Bibleway Church International (GBCI) is horrified by the
November 20, 2017 cruel announcement
from the U.S. President Donald J.
Trump that he intends to end Temporary Protected Status
(TPS) for persons from Haiti,
Honduras, and Nicaragua. One of America's most recognized
monuments is the Statue of Liberty. These powerful words from Emma
Lazaru's sonnet, The New Colossus, became a part of the statues
appeal and a statement of America's purpose: "Give me your tired,
your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the
wretched refuse of your teeming shores. Send these, the homeless,
tempest to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door."
In her sonnet, Ms. Lazarus named the woman who lifted her lamp
decide the golden door, The Mother of Exiles. Clearly, the Trump
Administration, with its action on DACA, TPS, and now Separation of
Kids from their parents at the U.S. Mexico border, is putting out the lamp of
freedom and welcome. It is seeking to rewrite history by sending a
clear message that Black and Brown people that they are no longer
welcome and protected here in the United
States of America. Since 2000 Bishop Toris T. Young and
Greater Bibleway Church International (GBCI) have had a strong and
historic presence in Haiti,
Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. In 2010, Haiti was hit by an earthquake that destroyed
much of the country's infrastructure, killed 230,000 Haitian
people, and added to the poverty that was crippling the nation.
Moreover, the nation has experienced two devastating hurricanes
since that earthquake. All updates about the recovery efforts
confirm that in 2017, Haiti is not
ready to receive the 60,000 Haitians who President Donald J Trump
and the Department of Homeland Security have targeted to be out of
the United States in July 2019, less than a year from today. Bishop
Toris T. Young, Social Action Commission, Council of Bishops of
GBCI are concerned that the politics of fear, oppression, and white
supremacy are being used to impact people of color globally who
need America's support. Bishop Toris T. Young is asking all faith
leaders, voters, people of good will, all GBCI partners, districts,
churches, components/organizations, pastors, and members to join us
by raising their voices to influence the Trump Administration to
make an exception for the Haitians, Hondurans, Nicaraguans and
those families at the U.S. Mexico
border who will be negatively impacted by this and other
decision's.
We call upon the Congressional Black Caucus, the NAACP, the
National Action Network, RAINBOW PUSH, National Baptist Convention
USA Inc., Progressive Baptist
Convention, National Baptist Convention Of America, Full Gospel
Baptist Church Fellowship, Assemblies of God, Church Of God In
Christ, Church Of Christ, United Methodist Church, AME Church all
African American denominations and faith groups to join us in
fighting to keep the 60,000 Haitians in America until Haiti is rebuilt and ready to receive
them.
We call for solidarity with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus,
the National Council of La Raza, and all our faith partners in the
Latino/Hispanic Community to address the ending of TPS in
Nicaragua and Honduras. We are announcing a plan to the
Trump administration step by step how to unite the families that
have been separated at the U.S. Mexico border and a plan that will make
America more open and how it must honor it values and promise.
The Social Action Commission of GBCI
Bishop Toris T. Young, Presiding Bishop
Lisa Prout Secretary
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