This month, after ICE’s killing of a 37-year-old Minnesota woman led to escalating clashes between protesters and federal immigration authorities, The Episcopal Church encouraged Episcopalians to review its “Protesting Faithfully” toolkit.
Some Episcopal clergy and lay leaders already were putting the church’s guidelines and resource recommendations into practice, and they are placing even greater emphasis now on protesting faithfully. For the Rev. Wendy Abrahamson, a priest in the Diocese of Iowa, that means rooting her public witness in the example and teachings of Jesus.
“If I’m involved in something, it’s important for me to really, truthfully make sure I’m doing it as someone who follows Jesus,” Abrahamson, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Grinnell, told Episcopal News Service. “He talks about caring for those who are suffering. … There’s a lot of suffering going on right now.” To read more, click here
