This Father’s Day weekend, along with posting throwback photos with dad, the nation was busy posting views on a recent crisis. Stories and statements about the U.S. policy to separate immigrant families illegally crossing the southern border flooded social media and other online platforms.
Many Christian individuals and organizations took a leadership role in this conversation. Franklin Graham told CBN that the policy is “disgraceful.” “It’s terrible to see families ripped a part and I don’t support that one bit,” he said.
Ruth Graham reported for Slate: “Groups including the Southern Baptist Convention and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have denounced the family-separation policy. Eight leaders of organizations including the National Association of Evangelicals and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities signed a letter on June 1 condemning the policy on the grounds that ‘God has established the family as the fundamental building block of society.’”
The nation noticed not only the voices of those Christian groups, but also the silence of one group in particular – Focus on the Family (FON).
“The silence has been especially glaring because so many conservative Christian organizations and leaders see the situation at the…
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