I think I actually just agreed with you…a little. 8^)>

Also, I think Rick and Keith are arguing past each other. One is arguing for gov’t policy the other is arguing for what we do on a day to day basis. It is possible to adopt both the position that the gov’t should enforce immigration laws (depending on teh specifics) and that we should minister to illegals.

Henry: If someone were breaking into your house, uninvited– does it make that act any more or less legal if he’s doing so to steal food? How do you deal with illegals that have lived in the USA for 15 years, then when they’re caught and threatened with deportation, they want to cry-baby about how racist people are?

I don’t know where you get your info, but around here, many of the illegals, especially those in the building industry, are being paid cash under the table–no taxes, no SS, etc.– then sending huge chunks of it back to Mexico. There are two businesses in our area that make HUGE profits just for wiring money for the illegals. The transfer is always under $1000–no ID required–most around $400 to $500 AND the businesses report transfers of over $100000 PER WEEK!

Iggy: Interesting “point”, but if that verse supports tattoos, am I also to understand that everytime the wind blows, it’s because God sneezes? (Ps 18:15) or that God enjoys a good cigar from time-to-time? (Ps 18:8)

The law and the motives are convoluted, I just see them through Golgotha’s eyes.

Isaiah 49: 16. See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.

Be Blessed!
iggy

And if the government passes a law that assimilates the twelve million or so illegal aliens, will we all be happy and content to obey that law? You see, it isn’t the law that is misplaced, it sometimes is our hearts.

FYI – most working illegal aliens make less than corresponding American workers, most illegal workers pay taxes, the 15% social security they pay they will never collect, they buy food, clothing, gas, and housing here with their money, and the uninsured medical emergencies that burden the system cannot compare to the “I have a hangnail” co-pay insurance burden that Americans abuse.

And now the way the media quickly reports a drunk driver as an illegal alien smacks of subtle racism in the light that 95% of drunk drivers, murderers, and other criminals are legal aliens and American citizens. It is a transparent attemmpt to paint them in an unfavorable light and press the political agenda in a certain way. We as Christians should not be a part of the whole secular mess, our agenda is infinitely higher than that.

One man’s opinion without tears.

“Illegal Immigrant” implies exactly what it says: “Illegal.” I understand why the Mexican people want to come to America. I know of several that have–but they have done so legally! Just last month, an Hispanic man from our church became an American citizen at a naturalization ceremony. He invited me to attend, which I did. It was an amazing and moving ceremony as 38 people from 18 different countries denounced (via the pledge) their country of origin and pledged their allegience t the United States of America. He WANTED to be an American. Many of the Hispanics in our area DO NOT want to be American–they just want the American benefits.

I’m not a racist. My bro-in-law is married to a foreign (legal) woman. My best friend is Hispanic and even he is outraged by the influx of illegals and the people that defend their “right” to be here.

Sorry, Henry. Your slapping “mission field” on the situation doesn’t make it right.

“I brought the Mexican mission field TO you, and you were more worried about you property than you were their souls!”

On that day, without the camouflage of commenting among goofballs like me, what will we tell the Lord? Please brothers and sisters, eternal priorities.

OK, I’ll bite: what do you mean by:

Jesus and Peter got that one wrong too I think

I assume I am not to literally take this one, but I’m struggling for the point of the satire here…