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The campaign asks participants to wear black on Ash Wednesday as a visible sign of witness and unity, to pray daily at noon throughout Lent, and to post photos of themselves on social media with a sign saying, Deliver us from evil.
The largely progressive National Council of Churches represents more than 30 million Christians from 37 different denominations.
It's calling on people of faith to, quote, raise their prophetic voices for justice, compassion, and protection of the vulnerable.
The campaign is called Deliver Us from Evil, which is a phrase from the Lord's Prayer as described in the Gospel of Matthew.
The campaign asks participants to wear black on Ash Wednesday as a visible sign of witness and unity, to pray daily at noon throughout Lent, and to post photos of themselves on social media with a sign saying, Deliver Us from Evil.
The largely progressive National Council of Churches represents more than 30 million Christians from 37 different denominations.
It's calling on people of faith to, quote, raise their prophetic voices for justice, compassion and protection of the vulnerable.
Detainees at several ICE facilities have raised concerns that they fail to accommodate a variety of religious practices.
Muslim detainees at Delaney Hall in New Jersey say they don't have prayer mats, Korans, or prayer beads.
One way to accommodate daytime fasting during Ramadan would be to serve meals after sunset and before sunrise throughout the month.
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations says DHS has a, quote, "...legal and moral obligation to ensure that detained Muslims can practice their faith with dignity."
The group is working to purchase religious items for Muslim detainees and help make imams available to them in ICE facilities.
DHS did not respond to a request for comment.
In early 2025, the Trump administration rescinded guidance telling immigration agents to avoid making arrests at sensitive locations such as schools and houses of worship.
A group of religious organizations from across the U.S.
Now, a Massachusetts judge says such enforcement at or near churches may violate the First Amendment by imposing, quote, a substantial burden on the exercise of religion.