Dear President Trump and Members of Congress,
As religious leaders from a variety of backgrounds, we are called by our sacred texts and faith traditions to love our neighbor, accompany the vulnerable, and welcome the sojourner. War, conflict and persecution have forced people to leave their homes, creating more refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people than at any other time in history. More than 65 million people are currently displaced – the largest number in recorded history.
This nation has an urgent moral responsibility to receive refugees and asylum seekers who are in dire need of safety. Today, with more than five million Syrian refugees fleeing violence and persecution and hundreds of thousands of civilian casualties, the United States has an ethical obligation as a world leader to reduce this suffering and generously welcome Syrian refugees into our country. We call on the Trump Administration and all members of the U.S. Congress to demonstrate moral leadership and affirm their support for the resettlement of refugees from all over the world to the United States. This nation has a rich history as a leader in refugee resettlement, with significant precedent, including after World War II and after the fall of Saigon, when we resettled hundreds of thousands of refugees.
It is important to recognize that the United States has the most rigorous refugee screening process in the world, involving the Department of Defense, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and National Counter Terrorism Center. The process includes biometric checks, medical screenings, forensic testing of documents, DNA testing for family reunification cases, and in-person interviews with highly trained homeland security officials.
The U.S. Refugee Resettlement program has been and should remain open to those of all nationalities and religions who face persecution on account of the reasons enumerated under U.S. law. We oppose any policy change that would prevent refugees from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen, or individuals who practice Islam and other faiths from accessing the U.S. refugee resettlement program. Proposals that would have the U.S. State Department disqualify refugees from protection based on their nationality or religion fly in the face of the very principles this nation was built upon, contradict the legacy of leadership our country has historically demonstrated, and dishonor our shared humanity.
As the United States joins the world in seeking ways to meaningfully respond to the global refugee crisis, it is paramount that the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program stay true to its mandate to resettle the most vulnerable. Vulnerable individuals from a host of religions, ethnicities and backgrounds have been and should continue to be resettled in the United States.
Together, representing our various faiths, we decry derogatory language that has been used about Middle Eastern refugees and our Muslim friends and neighbors. Inflammatory rhetoric has no place in our response to this humanitarian crisis. We ask our elected officials and candidates for office to recognize that new Americans of all faiths and backgrounds contribute to our economy, our community, and our congregations. Refugees are an asset to this country. They are powerful ambassadors of the American Dream and our nation’s founding principles of equal opportunity, religious freedom, and liberty and justice for all.
As people of faith, our values call us to welcome the stranger, love our neighbor, and stand with the vulnerable, regardless of their religion. We pray that in your discernment, compassion for the plight of refugees will touch your hearts. We urge you to be bold in choosing moral, just policies that provide refuge for vulnerable individuals seeking protection.
Sincerely,
National and International Leaders
Rev. Jonathan Zenz, Spiritual Director Centre for Spiritual Living Toronto
Rev. Cynthia Vermillion-Foster
The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, Presiding Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Stated Clerk, Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson II, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
The Rev. Dr. John C. Dorhauer, General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ
Bishop Bruce R. Ough, President, Council of Bishops, The United Methodist Church
The Reverend George Francis Flowers, Executive Director, Global Witness and Ministry, African Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. Dr. Michael D. Castle, President, Alliance of Baptists
Dr. Steve Timmermans, Executive Director, Christian Reformed Church in North America
Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins, General Minister and President, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the U.S. and Canada
Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño, The United Methodist Church, San Francisco Area
Rev. Dr. William Barber, President, National Senior lecturer, Repairers of the Breach, Architect of Moral Mondays and Moral Revival
Byron Rushing, Vice-President, House of Deputies, General Convention, The Episcopal Church
Jonathan Greenblatt, National Director, Anti-Defamation League
Susan Freudenheim, Executive Director, Jewish World Watch
Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and Senior Vice President, Union for Reform Judaism
Mark Hetfield, President & CEO, HIAS
Nancy K. Kaufman, CEO, National Council of Jewish Women
Debbie Hoffmann, President, National Council of Jewish Women
Rabbi Jill Jacobs, T'ruah: the Rabbinic Call for Human Rights
Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, Director of Programs, T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights
Jim Winkler, President, National Council of Churches
Rev. John L. McCullough, President and CEO, Church World Service
Rev. Dr. Earl D. Trent Jr. Chairman of the Board of Directors Church World Service
Linda Hartke, President and CEO, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Stephan Bauman, President, World Relief
Jim Wallis, President and Founder, Sojourners
William J. Blacquiere, President and CEO of Bethany Christian Services
Rev. Peter Morales, President, Unitarian Universalist Association
Rev. Timothy P. Kesicki, S.J., President, Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States
Sister Simone Campbell, Executive Director, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
Marcia Allen, CSJ, President, Leadership Conference of Women Religious
Sr. Patricia Chappell, Executive Director, Pax Christi USA
Sister Margaret Magee, OSF, President, Franciscan Action Network
Sister Patricia McDermott, RSM, President, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
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Rev. Ron Stief, Executive Director, National Religious Campaign Against Torture
Diane Randall, Executive Secretary, Friends Committee on National Legislation
Anwar A. Khan, CEO, Islamic Relief USA
Salam Al-Marayati, President, Muslim Public Affairs Council
Sayeed Siddiqui, President, Muslim Youth of North America
Catherine Orsborn, Director, Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign
Atiya Aftab, Esq., Co-founder and Chair, Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom
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Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison, New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, New York City, NY
Rev. Diane Berke, Founder and Spiritual Director, One Spirit Learning Alliance, New York City
Rev. James L. Smith, Associate Abbot of Training, Mokurai Silent Thunder Order (Matsuoka & Uchiyama Lineages), Soto Zen Buddhism
Rev. Tenku Ruff, Soto Zen Buddhist Priest, New York
Rev. Melissa Myozen Blacker, Abbot, Boundless Way Zen
Roshi Daniel A. Terragno, Spiritual Director of Rocks & Clouds Zendo, a Zen Buddhist community in Sebastopol, California
Carol Barton, Executive for Community Action, United Methodist Women, National Office
Roshi Amy Hollowell, Director, Wild Flower Zen Center, Paris, France
Rev. Dr. Carol E. Lytch, President, Lancaster Theological Seminary, Lancaster, PA
The Rev. Dr. Elizabeth D. Miller, President, Provincial Elders' Conference Moravian Church Northern Province
Rev. Koshin Flint Sparks, Appamada
Rabbi Elyse Wechterman, Executive Director, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association
Rabbi Nina H. Mandel, President, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association
Rev. Wendy S. Sherer, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, London, United Kingdom
Rev. Claudia Genung-Yamamoto, Missionary, United Methodist, Japan
Bryan A. Vélez García, Seminarian and Lay Pastoral Leader of the Iglesia Episcopal Todos Los Santos,
Vieques, PR.
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