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To: Paperdoll

PHONY CHRISTIANS

It’s not just pandering politicians you need to purge, it’s the leaders of your so called ‘Christian’ churches like the Catholics, Mormons and Lutherans who aid and abet the illegality of immigration that you need to deal with!

Illegal alien convicted of raping his foster mom in Virginia

(Understand this....the CHURCH set up foster care for an 18 year old ILLEGAL alien gangbanger! THEY broke the law!)

Arturo Lopez Photo: Henrico County Police Dept.

On Wednesday, Arturo Lopez, 18, was convicted of abducting and raping his foster mother in Henrico County, last April. She testified that she mentioned concerns to church people and Lutheran Family Services, which had placed Lopez with the family.[snips]

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/sep/23/illegal-immigrant-convicted-raping-henrico-foster—ar-521671/

Doctrinal divide confronts Mormons on immigration

By Jeremiah Stettler The Salt Lake Tribune

[snips]Here in Utah, the push toward tougher immigration laws has become increasingly tangled in Mormon doctrine as divided Latter-day Saints defend their politics by pointing to conflicting interpretations of what Jesus would do. But other Mormons see it differently and point to doctrine to back it up.

Rep. Chris Herrod, R-Provo, maintains the arguments against tougher immigration laws overlook several key Christian tenets — precepts that came off of Mount Sinai with Moses. Thou shalt not bear false witness (to get a job or government services). Thou shalt not steal (people’s identities). Thou shalt not covet (thy neighbor’s home or job or country).

They touch on holy writ’s repeated call for honesty (“Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just ... think on these things,” Philippians 4:8 teaches), on the importance of justice (“Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap,” Galatians 6:7 admonishes) and on the LDS instruction to abide civil law (“We believe that governments were instituted of God for the benefit of man; and that he holds men accountable for their acts in relation to them,” Doctrine and Covenants 134:1 states).

Herrod says his position also has been shaped, in part, by a doctrine found in Acts 10 and Romans 2: “God is no respecter of persons.” In other words, God doesn’t pick favorites. Would it really make sense, Herrod asks, for God to “reward those willing to break the law over those who are willing to stand in line and do the right thing?”

“We are actually discriminating against ten of millions of people around the world who are trying to get to the country legally,” he says. “They are following the law.....I can’t, in my wildest dreams, believe that the church would come out and say illegal immigration is OK,” he says. “That would completely violate all the basic doctrines of the church.”


36 posted on 09/26/2010 11:38:09 AM PDT by AuntB (Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
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To: AuntB

Oh dear B; These old eyes do not see well anymore. You see, I was not writing about phony Christians, of which there are far, far too many, I agree. I am referring to true Christians. How we break the very heart of God when we do not love and obey Him! However, it is not up to us to minimize the ecumenical importance of churches. We are to be good examples, and allow them to fail by their own hand. IMHO, the day we strayed from the old Fire and Brimstone preaching is the day we began to go wrong. If people would take the time to open their Bible and become engrossed in the Word, their paths would be so illuminated!
In WW II, they said there were no atheists in foxholes. Well, B, we are in a foxhole today!


38 posted on 09/26/2010 12:00:13 PM PDT by Paperdoll (Socialism is Suicide!)
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To: AuntB

“It’s not just pandering politicians you need to purge, it’s the leaders of your so called ‘Christian’ churches like the Catholics, Mormons and Lutherans who aid and abet the illegality of immigration that you need to deal with!”

This has been planned at the highest levels and they are on board to secure their positions. Religion has nothing to do with it, only money and power. As it always was.


44 posted on 09/26/2010 1:33:16 PM PDT by dljordan ("His father's sword he hath girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him")
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