Christianity Today: Trump Should Be Removed

Diversion. What are the acronyms you are using?

 

IOW is short for "in other words."

 

Honestly, the vast majority are rural people's who are fleeing a horrible life. Much like the "Okies" of the 1930s who fled to California during the dust bowl, they are fleeing persecution and suffering.
But, these people are being called drug dealers and scum. That characterization is false and evil. It dehumanizes real suffering and real need. It makes us the people in the parable of the man who was beaten and robbed who just walk on by. Who is the "Samaritan" that cares? Sadly, it is the left. It is the "liberal" churches, the Mennonites, the Roman Catholics and the Universalists. The right is acting like Pharisees who couldn't care less.
This makes me sad. Baptist churches ought to be on the front line, caring for the poor and the immigrants who are suffering. We should be advocating for immigration reform, which neither the Democrats nor Republicans have had the courage to fix over the past 30 years. Instead, we have dehumanizing comments portraying all as heinous criminals. This makes me sad. It makes me sad because, we the church, should care deeply for the poor and needy no matter where they come from.

 

Thank you.

 

Where am I advocating for cutting in line?
I'm saying we must not dehumanize the real problems that the vast majority come to our borders carrying.
The current immigration policy has Le to the crisis and illegal activity. We can improve our policy instead of dehumanizing the need.

 

Nope. I am telling you why they are choosing illegal means instead of legal means. We can fix this if Democrats and Republicans stopped using the poor to dig their heels in the ground.

 

More Leftist propaganda, thus a complete mischaracterization. The Dems/Leftists/Progressives are using "the poor," luring them to our borders in order to create crises and tip the balance of power toward Socialism/Marxism. As part of the fix, we would have to deport tens of millions of illegals. Who is going to do that?

 

Perhaps you are guilty of what you accuse others. In reading some of your posts, do you in effect seem to suggest that the bad situations faced by illegal immigrants in their home countries somehow excuse or justify their illegal entry into America, their breaking of our country's laws, their jumping in front of those who attempt to come here legally, and their taking advantage of America taxpayers?

Perhaps it's the actions and inactions of Democrats and biased decisions of liberal judges which have encouraged and even rewarded illegal entry into America. There is plenty of hypocrisy and double standards on the part of those who encourage and reward illegal immigration.

 

I don't justify their illegal entrance. I advocate for immigration reform so they can be properly vetted and legally brought in to the country.
I decry the dehumanizing accusations and claims of our President, which lumps needy person's in with drug runners and decadent human beings.
Laws are important. Those laws should be just and fair. They should bring comfort and compassion to those who are suffering injustice.

Both elite parties have failed miserably to enact immigration reform. Neither one gets a pass.

 

Even the folks waiting in line are not being justly served. The poor management and practice of our immigration system is encouraging illegal attempts. We could do better.

 

Absolute nonsense.