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So now you care about Germany's immigration policies?

 

Easy to make wide-reaching judgements about this group of people from the safety of California.

If that is all that you can see of the situation, you deserve criticism.

 

You would have citizens armed with rocks fight soldiers with weapons and tanks.

Are you itching for a war? You would have these refugees fight ISIS, and failing that you criticize them because you say they won't fight for their new adopted country.

Hmmm... I see it as a "keep my family alive" action.

Well, thank heavens they're going to Germany for welfare and not to steal jobs!

Funny, when I think of the word opportunity I think of jobs, not welfare. Maybe these folks want to go to Germany because it is the strongest economy in Europe and they can get a job there. Why do you always assume the worst about immigrants?

 

(...and I am neither a Liberal with a bloody heart nor your brother.)

 

I am glad that someone else can see it. Thanks.

 

Mathew 25:41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’

 

A guy who routinely gets his feelings hurt on the internet is calling people that are being murdered cowards.

 

I believe it was Patton who said, "don't die for your country; make your enemy die for his." (paraphrased)

Lesson being: if I die for my home, who's left to protect my family?

In Ephesians 5-6, where do I see a place called home given the same -- or higher -- priority than my wife, children, or others?

Sorry, RD; you're off base on this one.

 

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Every now and then it's good to remind folks that 95% of the world's population lives outside of the United States so it's really easy from the comforts and safety of the United States to sit back and say what immigrants over there should or should not be doing.

If he were to go spend some time in one of their camps, he would find that they are not any different from folks here who are trying to survive and take care of their families.

But God forbid that the folks who say they follow The Great Provider show a little bit of compassion and empathy for the poor and those in need.

Just another reason why certain "brands of Christianity" that really aren't very Christian have such a poor reputation. Also is perhaps a reason why folks look to the government instead of the church.

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The Church should be known for its love.

 

:laugh: You're starting to sound like me. I keep telling him not to spit in my face and then think it's salved by calling me brother.

 

Matthew 5:43-48New International Version (NIV)


43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor[a] and hate your enemy.’

44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?

47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?

48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

 

Who's war zones are they trying to escape? Let's see WE destroyed Iraq and created the division that allowed the rise of Al Qaeda there, WE divided and destroyed Libya and handed it over to Al Qaeda, WE'RE allies with the Turks and Saudis and Qataris and it's their governments that have been protecting ISIS supply lines and funding them. Now WE"RE over there funding, arming and training more "moderate rebels" to join in the "regime change boogey".

John McCain went over to play nice and pose for pictures with the "moderate rebels" who defected to ISIS after WE and OUR allies funded and armed them in the hopes they'd do OUR dirty regime change work. I don't remember you questioning any of that other than repeating party talking points.

Now you want to blame it all on the liberals and bash the people fleeing for their lives from OUR war zones?

What's that say about your motivations? It's a sad, sad sad sad world when WE can cause all these problems for others and then refuse to own the problems WE created by blaming them on someone else.

 

:applause::applause: It's crazy how quickly people forget. We try to act like we had nothing to do with what's going on any place else in the world just because 10, 15, 20 years pass and we have another bunch of people at which to point fingers.

 

That's because WE"RE a nation of cowards. WE used to believe in freedom, now WE just duck and pray the terrorists WE helped create don't get us before the government does.

 

Is there a point to this, in context of my reply to RD2?

 

If you do not understand, then it is futile to explain. The meaning is very obvious.