CT Faith Leaders Hold Prayer Gathering, Urge ICE Agents to ‘Repent’

CT faith leaders hold prayer gathering, urge ICE agents to ‘repent’

Christian and Jewish faith leaders gathered in the rain outside the federal courthouse in Hartford on Wednesday to pray and call on employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to put an end to violent tactics and follow their conscience. The occasion took place on a confluence of religious holidays. Christians were celebrating Ash Wednesday, a day of repentance that marks the beginning of the recognition of the forty days that Jesus sp…

CT faith leaders hold prayer gathering, urge ICE agents to 'repent'

Christian and Jewish faith leaders gathered in the rain outside the federal courthouse in Hartford on Wednesday to pray and call on employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to put an end to violent tactics and follow their conscience.  The occasion took place on a confluence of religious holidays. Christians were celebrating Ash Wednesday, a day of repentance that marks the beginning of the recognition of the forty days that Jesus s…

In Hartford, CT clergy tell ICE: ‘Lay down your arms’

The faith leaders said they had “heard God’s call.”