Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, ends partnership with US government
In a letter sent to members of the church, the Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe — the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church — said that two weeks ago the government “informed Episcopal Migration Ministries that under the terms of our federal grant, we are expected to resettle white Afrikaners from South Africa whom the U.S. government has classified as refugees.”
The request, Rowe said, crossed a moral line for the Episcopal Church, which is part of the global Anglican Communion that boasts among its leaders the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a celebrated and vocal opponent of apartheid in South Africa.
“In light of our church’s steadfast commitment to racial justice and reconciliation and our historic ties with the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, we are not able to take this step,” Rowe wrote. “Accordingly, we have determined that, by the end of the federal fiscal year, we will conclude our refugee resettlement grant agreements with the U.S. federal government.”
Rowe stressed that while Episcopal Migration Ministries will seek to “wind down all federally funded services by the end of the federal fiscal year in September,” the denomination will continue to support immigrants and refugees in other ways, such as offering aid to refugees who have already been resettled.
https://religionnews.com/2025/05/12/episcopal-church-ends-refugee-resettlement-citing-moral-opposition-to-resettling-white-afrikaners/
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We need more rational people of all faiths
I saved that one for later on my YouTube channel. I created a file called “long form“ specifically for videos like that. Thank you very very much. I really do appreciate it.
He was an amazing man and a true voice of reason.
He was one of the few guests that Bill Maher had on as an exclusive guest for a whole hour on his show.
I remember one question that Maher asked him that went something like “what do you think of the predictions of the rapture and all that”
Spong said “ Not much! If you took away Revelations and the book of Daniel, the tent preachers would have nothing to go on about!”
I nearly fell off my chair when he said that!
Sometimes I can kneel just fine; other times my knees object. 
Just got my latest set of Pledge envelopes in the mail today too. 
People might recall the spat that the Rt. Rev. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde has had with 45.
