Boston Church's 'ICE Was Here' Nativity Display

Sunday, December 07, 2025

The nativity scene at St. Susanna's Parish in Dedham, Mass., replaces the Holy Family with anti-ICE signs protesting U.S. immigration policies.

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The Archdiocese of Boston said the anti-ICE nativity display outside of a Catholic church in Dedham should be removed, calling it "divisive political messaging."

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-- The Boston Globe (@bostonglobe.com) Dec 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM

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"St. Susanna Parish in Dedham is standing by its nativity scene this year, ignoring a request from the Archdiocese of Boston. The nativity scene replaces the Holy Family with an anti-ICE sign protesting U.S. immigration policies.

The sign reads, "ICE was here," which is meant to imply that Jesus, Mary and Joseph were taken by immigration agents, according to WBUR.

Below the message is a smaller sign that reads "The Holy Family is safe in our Church ... If you see ICE please call LUCE at 617-370-5023."

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#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-06 08:56 PM | Reply

From the caption of the photo in the article...

... The nativity scene at St. Susanna's Parish in Dedham, Mass., replaces the Holy Family with anti-ICE signs protesting U.S. immigration policies. The church pastor, Rev. Stephen Josoma, is ignoring a request from the Archdiocese of Boston to remove the signs.(Courtesy of Jack Harrington) ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-06 08:58 PM | Reply

"Yes, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph were forced to flee their home and become refugees in Egypt to escape King Herod's persecution, meaning they were, in modern terms, immigrants and asylum seekers, a parallel often drawn in religious and social discussions about migration.

While they were Roman subjects moving within the empire, their flight fits the definition of seeking safety from violence and political threats, making them analogous to modern-day refugees and migrants."

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No wonder ICE kidnaped them!

They'll prolly end up in Ghana.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-06 09:11 PM | Reply

@#3 ... They'll prolly end up in Ghana. ...

Yeah.

Pres Trump has succeeded in normalizing his disrespect for Due Process.

Now, just have masked, unidentified people abducting people off the street and then ship them to somewhere else.

Normalized.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-07 01:38 AM | Reply

A Nativity scene on display at a Chicago-area church depicts baby Jesus with zip-tied wrists and Mary and Joseph in gas masks in what its organizers called "a scene of forced family separation" amid a federal crackdown on crime and undocumented immigrants.

www.usatoday.com

#5 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-12-07 01:59 AM | Reply

@#5

Looking at the link provided, I accidentally mis-clicked and wound up on another article.

Sen. Mark Kelly predicts Hegseth will 'take a hike' on court martial

I don't want to deflect this thread, so I'm starting up another thread ...

I'll post the link when I know it...

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-07 02:54 AM | Reply

@#5

Back to the topic here ...

From the cited article ...

... "This installation is not subtle because the crisis it addresses is not abstract," the church said in a social media post. ...

Worth a repeat ...

"This installation is not subtle because the crisis it addresses is not abstract,"

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-07 03:01 AM | Reply

Best part is the Republicans saying Jesus Mary and Joseph weren't illegal immigrants.

They're illegal immigrants in the United States, where these tacky creche displays are.

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-07 10:03 AM | Reply

2nd Sunday of Advent - December 7th, 2025

Saint Susanna Parish in Dedham MA

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live this AM, starts about 17 mins in

Not, 'tacky'.

#9 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-07 11:12 AM | Reply

A brilliant display of courage, with a good dose of biblical teaching thrown in. All those phony Christians on the Right who thought that Jesus was born to the manor should be told to open their Bibles (for the first time) look it up...

#10 | Posted by catdog at 2025-12-08 09:34 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

FTA - "divisive political messaging."
Cowardly archbishop. What have we been hearing from MAGA preachers and before that the 'moral majority'. I'm glad to see progressive ministers and priests starting to push back.

#11 | Posted by mattm at 2025-12-08 10:13 AM | Reply

NONE OF THESE REPORTS MATTER..EVER AGAIN

JUST LIKE THE RUSSIA AND OTHER LIES FROM MEDIA.

like the US citizen taken away by ICE....except she was put in the car and RELEASED after she told ICE the person driving her was the illegal they were looking for.

AND THE COUPLE WHO WERE ARRESTED IN A DAY CARE
OH MY GAWWWWWWD....

except they RAN in to the daycare endagering
the kids themselves.

you people are stupid stupid EFFING STUPID>

#12 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-12-08 11:36 AM | Reply