Methodist church sign reads: 'I was a stranger and you tear gassed me... wait a second'
BY JUSTIN WISE - 11/29/18 01:26 PM EST
A message questioning U.S. border agents' use of tear gas at the southern border was posted outside the United Methodist Building in Washington, D.C., this week.
"I was a stranger, and you tear gassed me.'... Wait a second," the church's outside message board read.
The building is adjacent to the the U.S. Capitol and the Supreme Court.
Warren Gill, a spokesperson for the General Board of Church and Society, the proprietor of the building, told The Hill on Thursday that the group "posted the sign to highlight the disconnect between the words of Jesus and the actions of the U.S. government."
"The United Methodist Church has made clear that welcoming sojourners is central to our faithfulness to scripture," Gill said. "I spoke with migrants on a recent trip to the U.S.-Mexico border. People are fleeing authentic and disturbing violence, violence most Americans only see in fiction... People are fleeing this violence and were welcomed at the border with tear gas."
Gill added that he believes "Jesus was clear" and that individuals "are called to love our neighbors and protect children."
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