” ..... the U.S. State Department and with the help of several Christian charities.”
(1) Why is the state department working with Christian charities? They use separation of church in state when it suits their agenda.
(2) These so-called Christian charities are just being used for spin. And a lot of groups claiming association with Christianity may not have a clue about actual Christianity.
In our area Catholic Charities ran the refuge resettlement programs of the 70s and 80s bringing in Vietnamese and others to the area. They ran out of work and then went looking for refugees so their doors would stay open. They cruised the country and found Somalis and now we have several Somali groups.
As the saying goes, “follow the money”.
CHARITIES GENEROUS WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN ASYLUM BUSINESS
Religious charities are raising money to house and resettle the growing numbers of young illegal aliens from Central America who are entering the U.S. These organizations also assist placement of refugees and asylees in communities around the country. Although the illegal aliens are not now designated as asylees or refugees – individuals fleeing persecution – it appears that the religious groups would like for them to get these designations, or some similar status, so they can remain in the U.S. permanently.
The groups maintain that the principles of their faiths impel them to spend for these purposes. Be that as it may, it is the U.S. taxpayer, not the congregants of these groups, who are providing most of the cash. To illustrate, consider the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, a leading player in resettlement work. In 2012, it raised $71 million for its resettlement program. Of that sum, $65.9 million came from federal grants. Another $3.7 million came from federal loans and private-sector grants. Only $1.4 million, two percent, came from church members.
The Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service is another major participant in resettlement. In 2012, it reported an income of $41.7 million. Of that total, $40.4 million came from government grants. The remaining $1.3 million, two percent, came from private sources.
Tax-subsidized charity is pretty difficult to reconcile with genuine Christian charity, which consists of a believer reaching into his own pocket to provide for others. Also hard to figure is how these religious groups can justify making money from resettlement. Not all the money they get goes to the refugees and asylees, because the groups get a cut for their own institutional purposes. Thus it is not surprising that they lobby for greater admissions of refugees and asylees.
One interesting question about this public subsidy of religious organizations is the utter silence of the American Civil Liberties Union, an outfit which usually screams to the heavens at any hint that the separation of church and state is being breached. Perhaps in this case the ACLU is willing to sacrifice its professed principles on separation because it has a greater commitment to mass immigration.
http://www.capsweb.org/blog/charities-generous-taxpayer-dollars-asylum-business
Many years ago I learned as an active church member that Pastors especially those fresh out of school tended to be very liberal as to general societal activities. My Lutheran church at the time was morphing into a very liberal position. At one synod convention I had to uphold our congregations position on issues apart from those of our young Pastor whom we agreed could present his own views apart from what the congregation had voted. As time has passed I found less and less reason/purpose for formal church association. Churches today are havens for shills looking for the easy/fast buck.