Asian American Christian leaders responded to an FBI warning issued in March about a potential surge in hate crimes against Asian Americans amid the spread of the novel coronavirus by publishing the “Statement on Anti-Asian Racism in the Time of COVID-19.”
The statement had gathered about 6,800 signatures online as of April 2.
The statement denounces anti-Asian racism and calls on pastors to speak against anti-Asian rhetoric, violence and hate crimes from the pulpit and to increase awareness of Asian American issues.
It also calls for Americans to support Asian American businesses and workers that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
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