An Illinois church has garnered controversy over a politically charged Nativity scene. The ICE-inspired scene featured Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents guarding a zip-tied baby Jesus.

Lake Street Church of Evanston created the scene. They wrapped Baby Jesus in an aluminum foil-type blanket, referencing emergency blankets used in detention centers. The church also dressed Roman centurions up like ICE agents. They put respirator masks on Mother Mary and Joseph to protect them from tear gas.

An Illinois church is facing criticism for displaying a Nativity scene that depicts baby Jesus with his hands zip-tied and guarded by figures styled as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

Nativity Scene Draw Controversy

In a Facebook post last week, the church shared phot

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