Despite public statements promoting religious freedom, the Trump admin. has failed to provide a lifeline to persecuted Christian refugees and other religious minorities around the world, according to a report by 2 Christian advocacy groups.
“It’s not contrary for us to call out where the administration needs to step up,” Curry said. “It’s not right and we need to address it.”
The Trump administration has said its policy is designed to assist refugees where they are instead of resettling them in the U.S. But Curry said that approach ignored the harsh reality that many Christians and other religious minorities face mortal danger and have to seek refuge elsewhere. Walter Kim, president of the National Association of Evangelicals, praised the report and said it was “shocking” that the U.S. “ has closed its doors to virtually everyone seeking our protection, including persecuted Christians.”The report was calling for helping all those facing threats and persecution due to their faith, and not just Christians, the authors said.
Admissions for other religious minorities also have dramatically declined under the Trump administration, the report said. At the current rate, compared to 2015, admissions this year will drop by more than 90 percent for Muslims from Myanmar, Yazidis from Iraq, Kirat refugees from Bhutan and Nepal, Jews from Iran and Iraq and Bahai refugees from Iran.
Last year, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, a bipartisan group chaired by Tony Perkins, a Christian conservative who has generally supported President Trump, warned against further cuts to refugee resettlement in the U.S., appealing to the White House to restore the number of refugees to the historic norm of about 95,000.
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