Migration pressure pushes democracies to abandon some of their democratic commitment to giving people seeking asylum the right to seek protection, thereby exposing the fragility of democratic systems
but there is no reason it should. The Church should be welcoming the tired, the poor, the huddled masses longing to be free. Too many European Christians have abandoned our faith in the Church, for a faith in the government. We believers must break this cycle of dependency and be the one to take a lead on humanitarian missions, without asking for government permission.
♲ @csmonitor@press.coop: Why Finland blames Russia for its record number of migrants
Finland’s border checkpoints have seen a sudden surge of Middle Eastern and African migrants in the past month. Finland blames Russia for the surge, saying it is retaliation for Finland’s membership in NATO. #press