Earlier this fall, the voluntary agencies (VOLAGs) contracted by the federal government and the UN to place Syrian refugees around the United States, sponsored a letter to Congress declaring their opposition to legislation that put â??Iraqi and Syrian Christians ahead of Muslims for resettlement in the U.S., even if they are also victims of persecution.â? The letter, signed by hundreds of religious leaders, protested calls for strict vetting of Syrian refugees as well as calls for equal time for persecuted Christians and other religious minorities that have been neglected in the refugee resettlement process.
President Obama followed this with finger-wagging accusation of religious bias, accusing Republican presidential candidates of wanting a â??religion testâ? in which â??only Christians â?? proven Christians should be admitted.â? A little later Obama accused his opponents of being â??scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America â?¦ scared of three-year-old orphans.â?
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