Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform share a set of common moral and theological principles that compel us to love and care for the stranger among us, including the following:
We believe that all people, regardless of national origin, are made in the "image of God" and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect (Genesis 1:26-27, 9:6).
We believe there is an undeniable biblical responsibility to love and show compassion for the stranger among us (Deuteronomy 10:18-19, Leviticus 19:33-34, Matthew 25:31-46).
We believe that immigrants are our neighbors, both literally and figuratively, and we are to love our neighbors as ourselves and show mercy to neighbors in need (Leviticus 19:18, Mark 12:31, Luke 10:25-37).
We believe in the rule of law, but we also believe that we are to oppose unjust laws and systems that harm and oppress people made in God's image, especially the vulnerable (Isaiah 10:1-4, Jeremiah 7:1-7, Acts 5:29, Romans 13:1-7).
With conservatives of all stripes seeking a claim to orthodoxy by usage of the label "Reagan Republican", I must ask, given the 1986 immigration reform, what does it mean to be a "Reagan Republican" on immigration reform in 2007?
This post, like the one comparing voucher supporters to southern segregationists, is something I would expect from the Sutherland Institute, not a major American political party.
This post didn't come from a major political party, and it is nothing like the propaganda that come from the Sutherland Institute.
All I see is an opinion pointing out how politics can take a word hostage. An example would be how the right has tried to turn the word liberal into a dirty word.
I can't speak for Rob, but once again he has hit the nail on its proverbial head.
Every time I hear someone complain about "amnesty," I think of the parable of Jesus where a man is forgiven a dept, but then turns around and abuses someone else who owes him. How disgraceful! Let's be honest, we are all beggars, we are all damned without amnesty.
Ronald Reagan was right -- some form of amnesty is the only rationale/morale response to our immigration challenge.
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Please, don't turn amnesty into a dirty word.
Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform share a set of common moral and theological principles that compel us to love and care for the stranger among us, including the following:
We believe that all people, regardless of national origin, are made in the "image of God" and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect (Genesis 1:26-27, 9:6).
We believe there is an undeniable biblical responsibility to love and show compassion for the stranger among us (Deuteronomy 10:18-19, Leviticus 19:33-34, Matthew 25:31-46).
We believe that immigrants are our neighbors, both literally and figuratively, and we are to love our neighbors as ourselves and show mercy to neighbors in need (Leviticus 19:18, Mark 12:31, Luke 10:25-37).
We believe in the rule of law, but we also believe that we are to oppose unjust laws and systems that harm and oppress people made in God's image, especially the vulnerable (Isaiah 10:1-4, Jeremiah 7:1-7, Acts 5:29, Romans 13:1-7).
If given the choice on this issue between Jesus and Lou Dobbs, I choose my lord and savior, Jesus Christ.
Dobbs doesn’t understand that compassion is not amnesty, and that reforming an unworkable system is not simply flinging open our borders.
Where would America be if Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had kept his faith to himself?
With conservatives of all stripes seeking a claim to orthodoxy by usage of the label "Reagan Republican", I must ask, given the 1986 immigration reform, what does it mean to be a "Reagan Republican" on immigration reform in 2007?
This post, like the one comparing voucher supporters to southern segregationists, is something I would expect from the Sutherland Institute, not a major American political party.
This post didn't come from a major political party, and it is nothing like the propaganda that come from the Sutherland Institute.
All I see is an opinion pointing out how politics can take a word hostage. An example would be how the right has tried to turn the word liberal into a dirty word.
I can't speak for Rob, but once again he has hit the nail on its proverbial head.
March them to the border and send them home..stop taking our jobs
Every time I hear someone complain about "amnesty," I think of the parable of Jesus where a man is forgiven a dept, but then turns around and abuses someone else who owes him. How disgraceful! Let's be honest, we are all beggars, we are all damned without amnesty.
Ronald Reagan was right -- some form of amnesty is the only rationale/morale response to our immigration challenge.
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