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Places of worship in Michigan promise to protect undocumented immigrants

Released Wednesday, 15th March 2017
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Places of worship in Michigan promise to protect undocumented immigrants

Places of worship in Michigan promise to protect undocumented immigrants

Places of worship in Michigan promise to protect undocumented immigrants

Places of worship in Michigan promise to protect undocumented immigrants

Wednesday, 15th March 2017
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Eight places of worship in Michigan – in metro Detroit and near Kalamazoo – have officially joined a growing number of churches and synagogues across the country that have agreed to house and protect unauthorized immigrants who fear deportation. Central United Methodist in Detroit was among the first in Michigan to publicly declare itself a sanctuary churche (you'll find the full list at the bottom of this article). Central has a long history of activism, fighting for water rights and protesting foreclosures, and has been nicknamed "the conscience of the city," all of which drew Reverend Jill Zundel to this particular church in the first place. She calls Central her dream church "because it stands up for justice and peace." Zundel's only been at Central United for three years, but she's been thinking about the idea of sanctuary for much longer and can trace it, in fact, to when she was training to volunteer at a holocaust center. She was shadowing a tour guide when someone asked: Where

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