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"illegal aliens".. are they criminals or not?

Published Feb. 28, 2008

 I hear 95% of you say that we should have no mercy on illegal aliens. Your main argument is because they are breaking the law. I have asked 100's of times, "who's law?" "Mans law?"... It is usualy people claiming to be the biggest christians who do the most arguing, and have the least compasion for our neighbors, and fellow humans, by saying that there should be NO MERCY for "law breakers"... But I say again, MANS LAW IS NOT ALWAYS GODS LAW!!.... So now for my questions... Were the good people who hid the jews from the Nazi's criminals? Were the Jews who fled and hid criminals? What about the Christians who hid escaped slaves, or helped with the underground railroad? They were breaking the law, but were they CRIMINALS?    The overall theme of the Bible's teaching is summed up in Exodus 22:21, "You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt." Reminding the people of biblical Israel that they had been slaves in Egypt, the Hebrews are enjoined to treat aliens, foreigners and sojourners in their midst fairly and with respect. Leviticus 19:34 echoes and expands upon the Exodus teaching. "The alien who resides among you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God." From the New Testament Letter to the Hebrews we hear, "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing so some have entertained angels unawares."    I would apreciate all feed back and opinions on this matter. If I am wrong..HOW?



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I understand your personal stake in this. It's a sad situation. But you ask about "Man's Law's" and "God's Law's" in the blog. God Himself says He will have mercy on whom He wishes to have mercy, and not have mercy on those He wishes not to have mercy. Exodus 33:19 Man's Law is there to ensure we can function as a society without chaos and breakdown into anarchy where only the strong survive. You show you see nothing wrong with circumventing immigration laws.re"If it comes down to me having them smuggled back in "illegaly" then so be it." from your profile. Again, I understand your position and if in it, I may even do the same. But..that doesn't make it Right. If we all pick and choose which laws we feel we need to personally obey, where does that lead? I see your pain and frustration and from your description, you have every right to feel that way. But..again...breaking the law to correct a wrong isn't the Right Thing To Do. In time things will work out. Do it legally. I believe that.

Great blog! I agree with you, and I understand 100% the point that you are trying to make. But, people with foggy minds will never see far enough ahead to understand!

I agree 100%. Render unto Ceaser what is Ceasers. . .The value of human life is not Ceasers! Read my posts on ther recent "Orr wants to sue the federal government" or something like that. Would love to chat with you! Margaret1016@Juno.com

con, do you have a myspace page? I really liked this post and I thought you might be interested in seeing a post my daughter posted through her myspace. Very thought provoking; both yours and hers. I can't repost here without doing alot of editing and c&p through several comment adds, lol. You can send me a message at sneaky.lil_redhead@yahoo.nospam.com (remove nospam in the email addy). ~*~HUGS~*~ Jenna

I think we should show a certain element of compassion because they're here due to our own negligence and ambivalence. Because we've changed our enforcement of the laws in the last few years, many of these people are caught in a bind. For those, yes, I think there should be some type of conditional amnesty, requiring certain rules to be followed (e.g., the pledge of allegiance to the U.S. that every naturalized citizen must perform).

HOWEVER..., one thing I WILL NOT SUPPORT is the propagation of non-English languages in this country. This is the UNITED STATES: we speak ENGLISH here. Learn it or leave.

"We are all sister's and brother's we are all connected together by the mercy of God, never forget that we are all his children it doesn't matter what color what race what age we are"

I agree, but I can't have all my brothers/sisters and their families and friends living in my house, eating my food, using my medical supplies,... while I foot the bill alone.

I'll agree that the hispanic community that I see are very much hard workers. But the fact is, they (those who are illegal) are here in defiance of our law, they DO receive benefits that our own citizens cannot get and that WE pay for. I have no problem with ANYone coming here documented and through legal channels. But I have a problem with ALL people who sneak in and try to remain under the radar (this goes for ALL illegals, not just hispanic), secretly benefiting from our US services and programs.

I don't have a problem with them being here....do it legally like most immigrants have in the past. Pay taxes, pay for your health care like I do, support the system if you expect it to support you. However, that is not the way 99% of them here do. I did not say they did not work, I said come here the right way! And, don't expect me to speak Spanish in my own country where English is the national language. I am also tired of checking into jobs to find out that there is a requirement to be bilingual....that is totally wrong. ENGLISH IS THE LANGUAGE HERE AND I'LL BE DAMNED IF I WILL LEARN SPANISH. I DID NOT HAVE TO LEARN GERMAN,FRENCH,ITALIAN,GREEK or any other language because immigrants from those countries came here. I have compassion, but I am not stupid either. I agree we have plenty here draining the system dry (Americans) but that doesn't give others the right to illegally enter this country and drain our resources further. BE LEGAL OR GET OUT!!!!!!!!!!

We are all sister's and brother's we are all connected together by the mercy of God, never forget that we are all his children it doesn't matter what color what race what age we are

strallen... How did you come to that conclusion??

IT IS AS SIMPLE AS YOU CROSSED OVER THE BORDER BREAKING AND ENTERING. THERE IS A RIGHT WAY AND A WRONG WAY TO ENTER THIS COUNTRY. GOD ALSO SAID THOU SHALL NOT STEAL, YOU SHALL NOT covet your neighbor's GOOD'S. BY CROSSING OVER THE BORDER YOU ARE DOING BOTH.

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