We Can't Turn Away Muslim Refugees While Accepting Christians!

Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush want to accept Christian refugees, but not Muslims. Shame on them. As a seminarian, I cannot speak out against their hateful bigotry enough. We must all stand for compassion, inclusion, and justice, welcoming refugees of all faiths and none.

If we do not stand for religious freedom FOR all, then we don't stand for religious freedom AT all. The Constitution and First Amendment matter. I love our Muslim brothers and sisters, and they don't deserve rejection by our leaders.

Most of Daesh's victims are Muslims, and they want us to hate them. Instead, we must shine a light in the darkness. Terrorists do not hide among refugees, but even if they did it would still be wrong to abandon our values. We show our true colors during the scariest times.

Tell the candidates: Stop spreading anti-Muslim bigotry, and welcome refugees of ALL faiths!

And if I may speak as a Christian for a moment (but this petition is open to all), I believe it is unchristian to turn our backs on Muslims like this. Jesus did not just come for Jews and Christians — He came for everyone. That is the whole point of the Good Samaritan story. As Christians, we do NOT get to insist on only helping other Christians. Quite the opposite.

It's wrong to turn away refugees, but the bigotry of Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz bigotry is especially dangerous. Will you sign today to show America's Muslims that you have their backs? Tell the GOP presdiential candidates: Stop discriminating against Muslim refugees!

"For the Lord your God... loves the strangers, providing them with food and clothing. You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt." Deuteronomy 10:18–19

"[Jesus said] I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me." Matthew 25:35

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