Pastors, priests and other faith leaders in Grand Rapids gathered together on a bitterly cold Martin Luther King Jr. Day to call for the humane treatment of immigrants — citizens and non-citizens — sharing stories from streets, sanctuaries and, in a few cases, detention cells.
The words of the late reverend and civil rights activist, who was assassinated, defined much of the event’s rhetoric and tone.
“‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that,'” said Lynette Sparks, a pastor and a representative for Together West Michigan, the nonprofit that hosted the Monday event…