A church in the Netherlands has been conducting a continuous service, 24-7, for the past eight weeks to prevent an Armenian family from being deported. There’s an obscure Dutch law that says law enforcement cannot enter a church as long as it’s holding a service. Marco Werman speaks to Theo Hettema, the chair of the Protestant Church in the Hague, about the round-the-clock vigil.
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