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After the disgusting lies about Haitians living in Springfield, defenders of the faith are fighting back, upholding Christian morality in the face of rampant, rabid iniquity.
Ohio’s largest Christian group decries Trump, Vance attacks on Springfield Haitian migrants
The Ohio Council of Churches (OCC) decried the false statements from Vance and Trump…
The largest organization representing the Christian faith in Ohio issued a scathing letter in defense of Haitian migrants in Springfield… "We are disturbed and outraged by the reports that have masqueraded as news regarding many of our siblings in Springfield, Ohio. Public and prominent figures have intentionally crafted untruths that have assaulted the culture and character of Haitians residing in Springfield.”…
The OCC describes itself as representing 17 Christian faith denominations across Ohio, including 6,000 congregations and more than 3,000,000 members.
In Springfield, Trump and Vance's Campaign of Racist Terror and Panic Is Working
Before Trump, Vance, and other prominent conservatives started talking about their city, the volunteers and leadership at St. Vincent de Paul - a Catholic social services nonprofit serving the broader community and Haitian immigrants - never felt the need for the state's Department of Public Safety to visit their welcome center, to brief the staff on emergency and worst-case-scenario protocols.
Trump and his running mate, Ohio's junior senator, gave voice to a baseless, racist lie about the small city's growing Haitian immigrant community stealing and eating pet dogs and cats, and made it a centerpiece of their campaign during the final weeks of the 2024 presidential election. In the aftermath, [Casey Rollins, executive director of the Springfield District Council of St. Vincent de Paul] says that she and her fellow Vincentians have had to take new security precautions and have uncomfortable conversations that they once never expected to have…
[T]hey are dealing with a barrage of "menacing" messages and enraged phone calls from strangers blaming their nonprofit for helping the documented immigrants and Haitians who are "taking over" Springfield. She stresses, though, that the outbreaks of hatred and bitterness have been more than balanced by an outpouring of generosity and compassion, with donations and shows of solidarity flooding their offices - and "not just for Haitians, but for all of the community in Springfield. It's been absolutely amazing." It's a level of support, amid a backdrop of politicized wrath, that she says moves her to tears "more often than the sad stuff does.”..
Asked what she would say to Vance, Rollins answers: "You publicly reminisce about personally rising out of a world of marginalization and impoverishment. You remind us that you are the son of Ohio, representing all of the people of Ohio. You share that your Catholicism is important in guiding your life and your morality. Since Catholic social teaching emphasizes our moral imperative to ‘welcome the stranger,' how are you effectively representing all of Ohio regarding Haitian immigrants? The world has now witnessed the anger and rebellion of many Ohioans and the contagion spreading around the country. Conversely, the world has realized the moral outrage, the outcries of acceptance, and the worldwide outreach and advocacy toward our Haitian neighbors."
She added: "But you admittedly continue to encourage untruths and to provoke hatred among us all; politically posturing, and pawning Springfield for political gain. It is hurting all of Ohio, the nation, and our world; not just Springfield and the Haitians who are here with us. I wonder how that makes anyone in Springfield safer or more stable than we were yesterday?"
