FMSA’s Minutes on Matters of Public Concern
Friends are encouraged to play responsible roles in their communities, both individually and collectively. Individual Quakers frequently speak their own views on social issues. On occasion, after much deliberation and discernment, Friends Meetings are called to speak collectively. Friends Meeting of San Antonio will post its Minutes of Social Concern here, and will also communicate them through other media.
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Friends Minute on the Separation of Children from the Asylum-Seeking Parents, June 17 2018
In response to the continuing administration policy of separating asylum-seeking parents from their children, as young as six months, Friends Meeting of San Antonio [Quaker] approved the following Minute on June 17, 2018.
Minute 2018.06-3: Friends Meeting of San Antonio finds the policy of the present administration of separating children from their families at the border to be shameful and contrary to American values. Further, using the Gospel to claim that “God has ordained” such actions is appalling to us as a people of faith. We also insist that our government follow international law and open our ports of entry for people seeking asylum. We call on all government officials, from the President, Attorney General, Senators, and Representatives, to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection to cease and desist separating infants and older children from their parents. Compassion is called for in welcoming those who flee violence, seeking asylum in America.
Val Liveoak & Gretchen Haynes, co-clerks
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