The church's pastor said she was 'stirred to tears' when she first saw the display over the weekend.
Pastors at the Claremont United Methodist Church, located about 30 miles east of Los Angeles, shared the images on Facebook, using the display as a way to speak out against the administration's past edpolicy to separate families who entered the country illegally at the U.S.-Mexico border.
A Christmas nativity scene depicts Jesus, Mary and Joseph separated and caged, as asylum seekers detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, at Claremont United Methodist Church on Dec. 9, 2019, in Claremont, Calif. "Inside the church, you will see this same family reunited, the Holy Family together, in a Nativity that joins the angels in singing 'Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace and good will to all.' Luke 2:14," she added.The post had acquired more than 60,000 shares, comments comments and Facebook reactions late Monday with a majority of the people tapping the"love" button.
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