Posted on 11/17/2015 8:24:23 AM PST by SeekAndFind
For many American Christians, the Paris attacks have revealed a conflict between two priorities: The cause of persecuted Middle Eastern Christians and a hard line on security.
Following reports that one of the Paris attackers had a Syrian passport and had allegedly registered as a refugee, multiple GOP presidential candidates called for bans on Syrian refugees. On Monday, multiple GOP governors joined in. Considering the United States has absorbed fewer than 2,000 Syrians, this may seem like political posturing, but Congress is set later this year to debate funding for another 10,000 who President Obama has said he wants to admit.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) said Sunday that Christians only, not Muslims, should be allowed in. Ben Carson said accepting any Syrian refugees requires a “suspension of intellect.†Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal also said the country shouldn't take any more Syrian refugees.
Over the weekend, prominent evangelist Franklin Graham repeated calls he's made before to scrutinize Muslim refugees.
"I've said this before, and many people criticized me for saying it. We must reform our immigration policies in the United States. We cannot allow Muslim immigrants to come across our borders unchecked while we are fighting this war on terror. If we continue to allow Muslim immigration, we'll see much more of what happened in Paris -- it's on our doorstep," he posted on his Facebook page.
The question is particularly complicated for conservative Christians, who have become increasingly concerned in the last few years about the plight of Christians in the Middle East and simultaneously are often the most guarded about border security and increased immigration.
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Just other believing Christians, those of the “body of Christ”.
Only the ones not trying to kill him.
Jesus would know if the SOBS’ were terrorist or not.
“Would Jesus take in Syrian refugees?”
Really? She wants to go there? How about would Mohammed take the refugees if they were Christians?
Will Jesus take Muslims into heaven?
I will not even entertain this premise as it is put forth by a secular source.
I’m not a Christian so I don’t care.
2 Corinthians 6:14
Ephesians 5:5-7
No He wouldn’t....
Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner! That is the post of the day. IMHO.
No He won’t!
John 14:6
Romans 10:9-10
Muslims reject Him period....
Jesus would wonder why the rich Muslim countries aren’t taking them.
If you don’t care, why are you wasting our time by responding?
Outside of Jordan and Egypt, muslim nations won’t even take muslim refugees in.
You do not put your children at risk of islamic evil. This is an evil religion/government that needs to be wiped from the face of the earth not welcomed with open arms. What idiot lets their enemy in the gate who wants nothing but your death and the enslavement of your women?
Sorry, Islam.
Bible (especially New Testament) speaks often of who are your enemies, and with whom not to associate.
Secularists and libs LOVE to throw Jesus’s name out there when it fits their agenda and narrative.
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