[Jane_N]

Thanks for the reply Americanwolf. I understand that churches do that but why don't the ones that seek asylum (muslim asylum seekers) hide in a mosque? Why is it always a church? As a Christian, I believe if I was in the position of an asylum seeker facing deportation, I would most likely hide in the church of my belief. That's the part I can't understand.

[Americanwolf]

Good point... I think the fact that they go to churches of the Christendom persuasion is due to the fact that most Christian church will take in any asylum seeker regardless of religious ideology, but Islamic mosques and Jewish synagogues both tend to be protective and not letting those outside the "belief system" see refuge in their holy shires.

Christianity I think has always tried to be a religion of Inclusion once you get past the middle ages and the crusades and inquisitions.. and that is why asylum seekers of all walk turn to the Christan Churches... heck the Vatican briefly granted asylum to some Nazi soldiers during WWII. that would be my best guess at it.