A church in Massachusetts has set up a nativity scene in which the baby Jesus is inside a small steel cage, under a banner that reads “Peace on Earth?”
The nativity scene at St. Susanna Parish in Dedham also has the three wise men barricaded from Mary and Joseph by a fence-like structure.
”Peace on Earth?” This nativity scene at St. Susanna Parish in #Dedham is hoping to shine a light on the topic of immigration. Details on #WBZ pic.twitter.com/2td865JnJF
— Anna Meiler (@AnnaMeiler) December 5, 2018
The church says it is hoping to spark a conversation about how immigrants are being treated at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Boston Globe reports.
“We thought we would kind of put a mirror image of what it would look like if this happened 2,000 years ago,” Father Stephen Josoma told the Globe. “It’s kind of a mirror image of where we are at today.” – READ MORE