An Illinois church is facing scrutiny for politicizing its Christmas Nativity scene to criticize immigration enforcement efforts.

Rev. Dr. Michael Woolf of Lake Street Church of Evanston compared the plight of illegal aliens to the Roman Empire trying to kill Jesus Christ in the biblical account of his birth.

'If you read the Gospels, how we treat our neighbors is how we are treating Jesus.'

"Jesus was born into a context ... the Roman Empire, right?" said Woolf to WMAQ-TV. "He immediately has to flee and go into exile and become a refugee."

The Roman centurions are depicted as ICE agents, and Joseph is lying on the ground as if thrown down.

"Our baby Jesus has zip ties on his hands because that's an actual incident that happened in our city," Woolf added. "These are real-world thin

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