From afar, the nativity scene at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church mirrors one we’ve all seen before, but a closer look reveals a different story.
“It’s representing different spectrums,” said Isabel Marquez, an associate pastor at the church. “People have been incarcerated, yes, people are being pushed to the margins, but also people are being put in homelessness.”
Mary and Joseph sit inside a barbed‑wire cage, with baby Jesus nowhere to be found. Signs along the enclosure read “Holy is the Refugee” and “Holy are the Profiled and Patrolled.”
Highlighting families facing separation
“We see families that they are facing immigration,” Marquez said. “Families that are separated, kids with no parents right now, staying with other family members.”…