Christians ask: Can you love thy neighbor but deport him, too?

KHOU television station ^ | Apr 28 2006 | Todd Gillman

[george wythe]

Does a focus on family values demand a tight border to protect Americans from outsiders, or an open-door policy to ensure opportunity to the poor of other nations? It is more important to welcome the stranger or to respect the rule of law?

At a forum Thursday hosted by the conservative Christian group Family Research Council, conservative and liberal religious leaders lobbed Bible verses, unable to agree on what Jesus would do about the nation's nearly 12 million illegal immigrants.

Immigrant advocates warned that a crackdown would harm families and violate Scripture. And a lawmaker leading the charge for tougher enforcement decried the impulse to direct "compassion" at foreigners while ignoring the plight of low-income Americans.

[Spirited]

Illegals violate Scripture to begin with by breaking the laws of the Nation and Jesus was adamant about upholding the laws of both the Nation and the Scripture.

About time that Christians followed that example. These people are conquering our Nation using the trojan principle and taking it from the hands into which God delivered it.

If the people of God repent and get back to their God He will do as He said in
Joel 2:
15"Blow a trumpet in Zion,
Consecrate a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly,
16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation,
Assemble the elders,
Gather the children and the nursing infants.
Let the bridegroom come out of his room
And the bride out of her bridal chamber.
17 Let the priests, the LORD'S ministers,
Weep between the porch and the altar,
And let them say, "Spare Your people, O LORD,
And do not make Your inheritance a reproach,
A byword among the nations.
Why should they among the peoples say,
`Where is their God?' "
(Deliverance Promised)
18 Then the LORD will be zealous for His land
And will have pity on His people.
19 The LORD will answer and say to His people,
"Behold, I am going to send you grain, new wine and oil,
And you will be satisfied in full with them;
And I will never again make you a reproach among the nations.
20 "But I will remove the northern army far from you,
And I will drive it into a parched and desolate land,
And its vanguard into the eastern sea,
And its rear guard into the western sea.
And its stench will arise and its foul smell will come up,
For it has done great things."
21 Do not fear, O land, rejoice and be glad,
For the LORD has done great things."

[spectre]

So if a homeless person sets up tent in your front yard, and tells you he's got squatting rights..I guess you won't have a problem with that? Of course you won't..LOL.

sw

[kansan]

God has no borders, and even if he did, I'm not convinced that we would be better off without the "illegals". Sure, they're breaking the law, but I don't see how them coming here hurts us. The depressed wage argument is weak when one looks at how fast U.S. per capita incomes have grown in the past five years...

Now, if we decide to give them all welfare, that's a different matter, but whether or not we extend services to them is our decision, not theirs. Don't blame them for the welfare that we give them. They're not responsible for that policy.

[kansan]

So if a homeless person sets up tent in your front yard, and tells you he's got squatting rights..I guess you won't have a problem with that? Of course you won't..LOL

Seems that Christ commands us to offer to put him up under our roof, then make him dinner...

[c-b 1]

As my daughter tells her kids, bad decisions have bad consequences.

Our Christianaty had nothing to do with the bad decision made by "thy neighbor," who now has to deal with the bad consequences of his or her bad decisions.

[george wythe]

These people are conquering our Nation using the trojan principle and taking it from the hands into which God delivered it.

The Samaritans actually did that to the Jews, and Jesus said that the Samaritans were the Jews' neighbors.

[michigander]

The Mexicans can't covet what you don't own, and they can't take from you what isn't yours anyway.

Sure they can.
I don't own a Corvette but Mexicans can covet owning a Corvette.
Who said anything about them taking anything away from anyone?

[DoughtyOne]

I appreciate the extra comments. I wasn't able to read the whole thing with time constraints.

[george wythe]

That may have been the case in 500 BC, but by the time of Christ, every Samaritan was native born to Samaria.

Even today, being born a country does not mean automatic citizenship. See Japan, for instance.

Additionally, the Jews still considered them interlopers during Jesus time. Furthermore, the Samaritans had continued to be fifth columns allying themselves with foreing powers.

The Jewish Supreme Court had not decided that native-born foreigner was the same as a Jew. The Jews couldn't wait until they had their kingdom back to take over Samaritans' lands.

Therefore, Jewish people need not consider them their neighbors.

[polymuser]

Yes.

I can love my child and discipline him at the same time, too.

I can love my brother and tell him when I have an issue with him, too.

Heard a good one the other day: People in amusement park lines shout out "Who supports amnesty for immigrants?" Then, they cut in front of whoever's got their hand up nearest the front of the line.

[chicagolady]

I am an Evangelical and since my leaders have not taken a stand, I have taken a stand!

Sincerely,

Rosanna Pulido
Director Illinois Minuteman Project

[spectre]

"Seems that Christ commands us to offer to put him up under our roof, then make him dinner""...

Don't forget the cookies and warm milk before bed. Kumbaya..

sw

[chicagolady]

AMEN!

[george wythe]

I am an Evangelical and since my leaders have not taken a stand, I have taken a stand!

LOL!