RELIGION: Church’s nativity scene depicts Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as a family separated at the border

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Claremont United Methodist Church transformed its Christmas nativity scene into a powerful statement about family separation by caging their figures of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph and releasing a theological statement on the United States’ treatment of refugees.

“Shortly after the birth of Jesus, Joseph and Mary were forced to flee with their young son from Nazareth to Egypt to escape King Herod, a tyrant. They feared persecution and death.
What if this family sought refuge in our country today?”

https://mashable.com/article/claremont-umc-nativity-scene-family-separation/

Questions:

  • Do you think that this church represents Christ and Christianity?