On Wednesday, the whole nation was in shock as two National Guardsmen were murdered on the streets of Washington, DC.
In the wake of the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a humanitarian crisis unfolded as thousands fled Taliban rule, seeking safety from persecution. Amid political debates over immigration and security, a coalition of Big Eva leaders emerged as vocal advocates for welcoming Afghan refugees into the United States. Drawing on biblical principles of hospitality, justice, and care for the vulnerable—such as the call to “welcome the stranger” in Matthew 25—these figures have pushed for policies enabling resettlement, legal protections, and pathways to permanent status.
Their efforts, often coordinated through organizations like the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), World Relief, and the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), highlight a faith-driven response to global displacement. As of late 2025, with ongoing discussions about deportations and immigration reform under the current administration, their advocacy remains relevant.
Key Figures and Their Contributions
Prominent evangelical leaders have signed letters, issued public statements, and participated in resettlement programs to support Afghan evacuees. Many focused on protecting those facing religious persecution, including Afghan Christians, while emphasizing secure vetting processes to address concerns. Here’s a summary of notable advocates and their roles:
- Walter Kim, President of the NAE, has praised legislation like the Afghan Adjustment Act, which aims to grant permanent legal status to Afghan allies. He has also signed petitions urging the extension of temporary protections to prevent deportations.
- Myal Greene, President and CEO of World Relief, a leading faith-based resettlement agency, has called for welcoming Afghans fleeing danger and resuming robust refugee programs. His organization has been directly involved in resettling hundreds of Afghans since 2021.
- Russell Moore, former ERLC President and current editor-at-large of Christianity Today, has been particularly outspoken. In a 2021 op-ed titled “Let the Afghan Refugees Come Unto Me,” he argued that Christians should view resettlement as an act of compassion and evangelism, not fear. Moore has continued this through podcasts and writings, praying for Afghan Christians and critiquing anti-refugee rhetoric.
- Brent Leatherwood, current ERLC President, has supported petitions against deporting Afghan Christians and advocated for policies protecting those persecuted for their faith.
- Gabriel Salguero, President of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition, has urged maintaining temporary protected status for Afghans and participated in broader calls to welcome evacuees.
Other influential voices include Jenny Yang and Matthew Soerens from World Relief, who helped launch initiatives like Welcome US for Afghan support; Liz van Zyl and Chris Palusky from Bethany Christian Services, active in direct resettlement; Galen Carey from the NAE; and leaders like Travis Weber (Family Research Council), Tim Goeglein (Focus on the Family), Ryan Brown (Open Doors US), Brian Orme (Global Christian Relief), and Mark Tooley (Institute on Religion & Democracy), all of whom have signed advocacy letters focusing on religious freedom and humanitarian aid.
Open Borders Profiteers
These leaders’ advocacy extends beyond initial resettlement. Groups like the Soros backed the Evangelical Immigration Table have mobilized churches to sponsor families, while World Relief and Bethany Christian Services have resettled thousands through faith networks. World Relief receives considerable dollars from the USAID for refugee resettlement.
This Evangelical push contrasts with the fact that the vast majority of Evangelicals voted for President Trump and his mandate of mass deportation. Now the fruit of their rotten leadership is made evident as one of the refugees Big Eva fought to get here and keep here attacked active duty servicemen, a notion that is an affront to every patriotic American.
And as an aside, Afghans are one of the least productive groups to enter the United States, beating out the Somalis, which is an impressive feat.
The consequences of Big Eva’s actions are predictable, and their motivations, often financial but always worldly.
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Thank you for publishing this timely and factual article, supplemented with your familiar sound insight into the Big Eva world.
Afghanistan is a tough case, in that U.S. General Colin Powell’s “You broke it, You bought it” Pottery Barn rule applies. Knowing how fickle the U.S. is as an ally, we should never have sent the U.S. military into Afghanistan in the first place. That said, once we DID send our military there, we owed something to Afghanis stupid enough to trust us and work with us there, once a new government here also foolishly decided to pull our military out of Afghanistan in the worst possible way.
It’s a story very similar to our military involvement in Viet Nam. In my opinion, we should never have sent our troops there either, but having done so, once we cut and ran we owed help to those who had trusted us and worked with us there. Hence, a group of churches in our area jointly sponsored a Lao refugee family whose father would have been executed for having helped the U.S. if he hadn’t left the country. That instance ended well. The father became a janitor in the U.S., saved his money, and eventually bought the building in which he worked. His youngest daughter, went from learning English by watching Sesame Street at age 4 to working for my wife in a university computer lab decades later.
One takeaway should be that not every problem in the world is the U.S. military’s to solve. That has current applications in the Ukraine, and in various parts of Africa. Christians can help in such places, and should, if God calls, but the U.S. government probably shouldn’t, until it learns to be a more faithful ally.
I agree with the sentiment that if “you broke it you bought it.” We never should have invaded and occupied these countries anyway (we did so upon lies) and basically destabilized these countries and regions. That being said these people will hardly assimilate and don’t belong here. I’m sure other “friendly” moslem nations can take them in, or should. We’re full.