Charleston, WV rally Tuesday: We want Syrian
Muslims in our city! by Ann Corcoran, 11/14/16
You know what
strikes me as different about this pro-refugee rally scheduled for tomorrow
evening (Nov. 15th) at 5 p.m. is that it is specifically a rally to welcome
Syrians (99%
of the Syrians the Obama Administration is admitting to the US are Muslims even as we see
Christian genocide in the Middle East).
In most
locations where an ‘Interfaith’ group advocates for refugee resettlement they
don’t pick a specific nationality /religion. Indeed, a new agency like the one
proposed for Charleston won’t get to choose its favorite nationalities either they
will take a mix of people from different regions of the world.
Rabbi Victor
Urkecki suggests we must atone for mistakes in WWII when the US turned away
Jews, by inviting tens of thousands of Syrian Muslims to the US. I do not get
this logic!
So here is the
latest from Charleston. Longtime readers know that West Virginia has
taken very small numbers of refugees over the years and those that have been
resettled were placed by Catholic Charities. Now, Episcopal Migration
Ministries wants in on the action.
From The
Charleston Gazette-Mail: Volunteers are planning a rally for Tuesday in Charleston to send a
welcoming message to Syrian refugees fleeing their war-torn country.
The second-annual West Virginia Welcomes
Refugees rally will be held at 5 p.m. in the mini-pavillion at Court Street and
Kanawha Boulevard East.
Episcopal
Migration Ministries, one of nine national refugee resettlement agencies that
works with the U.S. government and local groups to place refugees, and the West
Virginia Interfaith Refugee Ministry have been working together in hopes of
making Charleston a safe haven for refugees.
Last month, the ministries submitted an
application to the U.S. Department of State to turn Charleston into one of its
“resettlement communities” and place 100 refugees in the first year in
Charleston. The State Department has not yet made a decision.
Then below we
hear the story about how some Jews were turned away from America in WWII (yes,
it was an awful mistake). But, I fail to see how throwing America’s gates open
to large numbers of Muslims (Sunnis in the case of Syrians who form the basis
of ISIS and Al Qaeda) is equivalent in any way.
Please someone explain to me why an error of
75 years ago somehow requires us to invite to America tens of thousands of
participants of a religious civil war in the Middle East!
Update: And tell me why
this isn’t a rally for the Christians facing genocide in the Middle East which
would be the real equivalency argument to what happened to the Jews in WWII.
But here we go again with the guilt trip: “These are people that are escaping
the same forces of evil that we are opposed to,” said Rabbi Victor Urecki, one
of the organizers.
“There is a
sense that America is not welcoming to the other to the refugee, to the
immigrant,” he said. “And this is our response, to say ‘We are together. We
stand in solidarity and hospitality to all who come to our state. We are a city
of tolerance and love.’”
Urecki noted that at one point in America’s
history, America’s border was closed to the Jewish community. “The best way I can show that I’ve learned the
lesson of what it’s like to be an outsider is by embracing the outsider and the
other,” he said.
How many Syrian
Muslims will Rabbi Urecki take home with him? How many would even want to go
home with him? Is the huge
cost of resettling large numbers of refugees of any concern to the Rabbi and
the local ‘Interfaith’ activists? Learn about
Charleston’s ‘Interfaith’ group here, and go
here for more posts
on the Charleston refugee controversy.
For West Virginians who are not happy with
what you are learning, you must contact your two US Senators and Congressman
Alex Mooney who represents Charleston and let them know what you think!
Endnote! I don’t want to hear from any readers who think this is
a Jewish plot. This
is about political ideology. Remember
that most resettlement in America is being done by Leftist Christian
organizations. There are many people of the Jewish faith who disagree
vehemently with our policy of admitting large numbers of Muslim refugees, not
to mention those who have serious concerns about the economic impact on local
communities and state governments and are working hard to bring attention to
the enormous cost to taxpayers.
Comments
Taxpayers
need to weigh in and harass Congress to cut federal funding of refugees on
January 21st. This needs to be settled and announced as soon as
possible. This should include the end of welfare for refugees.
Norb
Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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