Illegal Immigration And The Church: Philanthropic Lawlessness

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Illegal immigration and the Church: Philanthropic lawlessness

Acton Institute

by Brooke Levitske

 

"Christians are dividing over the issue of immigration -- along lines not necessarily predictable by creed, denomination, or even political bent. The emotionally charged immigration issue is forcing Christians to consider not only the institutionalized response of churches, but also the individual requirements of faith. Recently, large-scale deportation raids on companies known to hire illegal workers have prompted church leaders in about 50 cities to begin sheltering other immigrants who face deportation." (07/11/07)

 

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[Wally]

Thanks for posting this Skip N. Church. This is one of the many, MANY reasons I will NOT go to church. The same pastors that tell us Americans we can't lie, cheat, or steal because "the Bible tells us so" say that it's ok for foreigners to come live here illegally and lie, cheat, and steal and that we Americans are supposed to applaud and support them. More hypocrisy!!! Most Christian churches, Protestant and Catholic alike, turn a blind eye to illegals or openly support them- while telling us Americans not to drink, fornicate, etc. Also, most illegals are devout Catholics or Evangelicals. My theory is, the "pastors" need replacement in the pews for the Americans they've driven away and want their "tithes and offerings" no matter what the cost. More of that "filthy lucre"! The illegals use the churches as a network as they need all the help they can get.

[Taphophilia]

I think their motivation is more about keeping cheap labor than about philianthopy.

 

The laws don't work. Illegal immigration has been a problem since we first sailed over here and saw all these people on our land. It's not a problem that's going to go away anytime soon.

[Wally]

I think their motivation is more about keeping cheap labor than about philianthopy.

 

The laws don't work. Illegal immigration has been a problem since we first sailed over here and saw all these people on our land. It's not a problem that's going to go away anytime soon.

 

 

Well, cheap labor is definitely the motivation of the goverment and business, but not the church. The church's motivation is membership replacement, $$$$$$$$$, and pseudo-philanthropy.

As far as laws go, the only reason they don't work is that they are NOT enforced.

Regarding Pilgrims and Indians, the history of those times isn't actually what is often summarily presented. For example, English people, fishermen in particular, had been stopping on the shores of what is now New England for a hundred years prior to the first group of Pilgrim's arrival on the Mayflower in 1620. Hence the fact that some of the Indians actually spoke English. What was different at that time was intertribal relations. The Massachusett Indians were caught in a pincer between the Abanaki Indians of what is now Maine and the Mohigan Indians of what is now Connecticut. They were being attacked so much by these tribes, that the Massachusett Indians actually called the Mohigans "Pequots", which means "Oppressor." The Massachusett Indians saw the Pilgrims as another "tribe" which happened to have guns and could help them in their situation. Therefore, they were allowed to stay.

Nonetheless, it's really incongruous to compare 17th century Colonial-Indian relations to 21st century relations between a country that didn't exist back then and people that are breaking immigration laws. Besides, illegal immigration in America is hurting everyone, including Indians. I don't see how the presence of 20,000,000+ illegals could possibly help them or anyone else.

You're right about this being a problem that's not going away anytime soon though.