They'd been protesting for hours in solidarity with stranded travelers, but just before 1 p.m. it was time to pray.

Dozens of Muslim men and women walked down the arrivals corridor on the ground level of Terminal D at DFW International Airport on Sunday, away from the roar of demonstrators.

Muslim men set down their protest signs to pray at DFW International Airport where they gathered in opposition to President Donald Trump's executive order barring certain travelers on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. Multiple travelers were detained at DFW after Trump shut borders. (Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)

With men on one side of the baggage carousel and women on the other, the group gathered for Zuhr, the second of five daily prayers. Imam Omar Suleiman, who has been at the forefront of the airport protests, stepped to the front of the group, removed his dress jacket and carefully placed it on the ground in front of him.

Muslim protestors gather to pray Dhuhr led by Shaikh Omar Suleiman pic.twitter.com/gNU3YCgCHK — linah | لينة (@mohammadlinah) January 29, 2017

In an otherwise chaotic day in Terminal D, the prayer was a solemn respite. Many protesters — including Suleiman — had been at the airport for hours to oppose executive orders seen by many as a "Muslim ban" signed Saturday by President Donald Trump.

Out of earshot, the protest continued, with hundreds of all faiths demanding the release of detained travelers. In that moment, Suleiman took time to tell the group he's thankful for the local support.

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"This is an incredible show of solidarity of people of all faiths," Suleiman said later at a news conference. "This is who we are as Dallas. This is who we are as a country."

1 / 3A young girl waves the American flag as Muslim women set down their protest signs to pray at DFW International Airport where they gathered in opposition to President Donald Trump's executive order barring certain travelers on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. (Smley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) 2 / 3Muslim men set down their protest signs to pray at DFW International Airport where they gathered in opposition to President Donald Trump's executive order barring certain travelers on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. (Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) 3 / 3Muslims, with Imam Omar Suleiman (foreground), take a break from the protests to pray in the baggage claim area at the international arrivals gate in Terminal D at DFW International Airport on Jan. 29.(Louis DeLuca / The Dallas Morning News)

Downtown, Christian values clash

Dr. Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Dallas who serves on Trump's faith advisory council, went on Fox News' Fox & Friends Sunday morning to express support for the president's executive orders.

"President Trump is exactly right in giving preference to persecuted minorities, which would be Christians coming from Syria," he said. "America will never be great again until America is safe again."

Meanwhile, outside Jeffress' sanctuary, protesters from other congregations demonstrated in protest of the executive order. Tom Martin, a member of First United Methodist Church of Dallas, said he wasn't surprised by Jeffress' comments, but said the gospel tells him that all people should be welcome, regardless of their origins.

"Jesus didn't care. Jesus reaches out to all sorts of outsiders," Martin said. "This man does not speak for Christians everywhere. He convolutes the Gospel."

Demonstrating alongside the Methodist protesters were members of the Next Generation Action Network, who took turns leading prayers on the sidewalk outside First Baptist. Activist and president of that group, Dominique Alexander, spoke into a megaphone just outside the church.

"When you say a ban against refuge is Christ-like, I want to see where the Biblical text is that supports your argument," Alexander said. "There is not scripture, Old Testament and New Testament, that tells me about any ban against refugees and migrants."

On the other side of downtown, Pastor Greg Gibson of First Presbyterian Church spoke to his congregation about "looking at political and social issues through the lens of God." The pastor said "two litmus tests" can help separate the discourse of politics to focus on the principles of Christianity.

The first test, he said, is to resist the inclination to build walls around our lives. He referred to the walls in the Old Testament that ultimately failed, but said the bridges that were built existed much longer.

The second test he referred to as "Christianity 101," that asks three questions: "Are we showing justice? Do we love with kindness? Do we walk humbly?"

First Presbyterian attracts community members from northern and southern Dallas, bringing together voices with different political opinions, the pastor said.

Gibson said he stays up late thinking about the litmus test and worries. Without denouncing a specific political leader, Gibson said he questioned whether leaders today are showing kindness and humility.

"My biggest fear today is that we are in a society that wants to build walls," Gibson said.

Messages of humility also reverberated at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

The congregation prayed for political and civic leaders, asking that they may "provide truth and justice."

Rev. Rudy Garcia of the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe said he has been monitoring the news regarding immigrants and refugees. A large part of the congregation is Latino.

"There's a deep sense of fear and anxiety," Garcia said. "We are reassuring people we are here for you."

Staff writer Conor Shine contributed to this report.