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Pope: Christmas reminds us that Jesus was a migrant
https://www.jihadwatch.org ^ | 12/12/2016 | Robert Spencer

Posted on 12/12/2016 10:09:23 AM PST by heterosupremacist

Yes, you remember when Jesus killed 130 people in Paris, and when he threatened to conquer the Vatican and behead the Pope himself, don’t you? Is the Pope actually saying that to be concerned about jihad terrorists and Sharia supremacists flooding into Europe with the migrant influx is tantamount to rejecting Jesus?

Is he saying that opposing this influx out of concern for one’s family and society makes one un-Christian? No wonder the Church is offering no help against the Muslim migrant influx, but only making sure the gates are flung open as wide as possible. For the Pope, apparently, the only acceptable definition of Christian charity is society and civilizational suicide.

Remember, this Pope has said that “we can speak today of an Arab invasion” of Europe — and it is one he is actively abetting. But the problem with the newcomers is not that they are Arabs, but that they are adherents of a violent and supremacist ideology that has a will to conquer and subjugate non-Muslim Europeans.

If they succeed, it will be in large part because of the ignorance, complacency, and willing help of Pope Francis and his minions.

“Leave them; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” (Matthew 15:14).

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To: cyclotic

Please read the second chapter of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew, which I have helpfully included in this thread at post #53.


81 posted on 12/12/2016 11:03:13 AM PST by NorthMountain
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To: NorthMountain

You are correct... they are refugees in Egypt...

When they traveled back to Judah, they were not refugees...

They came from and belonged there...

I guess we can split hairs all day...


82 posted on 12/12/2016 11:03:27 AM PST by Popman
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To: ealgeone
But that was still considered a part of the Roman Empire so technically it’s not like they were going to a foreign country.

Baloney. The various countries subject to the emperor in Rome definitely viewed each other as "foreign"; their kings were quite jealous of their prerogatives as such.

I know Pope Francis is not the brightest bulb in the Christmas Tree, but even he occasionally gets something right. This is one of those occasions. It won't destroy your protestant/evangelical/whatever credibility to admit it.

83 posted on 12/12/2016 11:07:11 AM PST by NorthMountain
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To: NorthMountain
Here's the point:

"Is he saying that opposing this influx out of concern for one’s family and society makes one un-Christian? No wonder the Church is offering no help against the Muslim migrant influx, but only making sure the gates are flung open as wide as possible. For the Pope, apparently, the only acceptable definition of Christian charity is society and civilizational suicide.

Remember, this Pope has said that “we can speak today of an Arab invasion” of Europe — and it is one he is actively abetting. But the problem with the newcomers is not that they are Arabs, but that they are adherents of a violent and supremacist ideology that has a will to conquer and subjugate non-Muslim Europeans."

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Imho, this Pope has an agenda, which does not include defending Christianity or Christians.

84 posted on 12/12/2016 11:07:38 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: heterosupremacist

This pope doesn’t even know the Real Jesus.

Based on all of Frankie’s asinine quotes, he’ll be on the receiving end of Matthew 7:23.


85 posted on 12/12/2016 11:08:30 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: Buckeye McFrog

...AND, when they lived in Egypt, did they get food stamps, the right to vote there, free housing, ...did they PROTEST on the streets of Cairo because they were offended by all the Egyptian flags and culture they saw in public?

Hey Francis, they left Israel FOR A TIME because male babies were being slaughtered. (Hmmm, government sanctioned abortion anyone?)
They fended for THEMSELVES and didn’t suck the government teat.
When it was safe to come home, they did - on their OWN dime.

Get a grip, read the Bible pal. You’re in the wrong profession!


86 posted on 12/12/2016 11:08:31 AM PST by joethedrummer
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To: Popman
You are correct... they are refugees in Egypt...

YES!!!! Of course I'm correct.

They were refugees from political persecution in Israel; they returned home when the persecution which they fled had ended. Today's refugees could learn from them.

That has been my point from my first comment on this thread.

87 posted on 12/12/2016 11:09:59 AM PST by NorthMountain
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To: Olog-hai

Indeed. Libs love to twos the story as they were some sort of penniless refuge that weren’t even able to afford an inn. They ran in to modern day problems. The rooms were all booked.


88 posted on 12/12/2016 11:10:13 AM PST by Organic Panic (Rich White Man Evicts Poor Black Family From Public Housing - MSNBCPBSCNNNYTABC)
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To: NorthMountain

My understanding is God likes when people follow His leading rather than just making up their own mind to do some thing without Him.

But you can explain your logic to God when you get your chance, that some earthly definition of migrant is more important than whether God has or has not instructed a person to do something. Trying telling God that what He says doesn’t matter or make any difference compared to man made definitions.


89 posted on 12/12/2016 11:12:50 AM PST by b4me (If Jesus came to set us free, why are so many professed Believers still in chains?)
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To: NorthMountain
The Roman province of Egypt (Latin: Aegyptus, pronounced [ajˈɡʏptʊs]; Greek: Αἴγυπτος Aigyptos [ɛ́ːɡyptos]) was established in 30 BC after Octavian (the future emperor Augustus) defeated his rival Mark Antony, deposed his lover Queen Cleopatra VII and annexed the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt to the Roman Empire. The province encompassed most of modern-day Egypt except for the Sinai Peninsula (which would later be conquered by Trajan). Aegyptus was bordered by the provinces of Creta et Cyrenaica to the West and Iudaea (later Arabia Petraea) to the East.

The province came to serve as a major producer of grain for the empire and had a highly developed urban economy. Aegyptus was by far the wealthiest Eastern Roman province.[1][2] In Alexandria, its capital, it possessed the largest port, and the second largest city, of the Roman Empire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_(Roman_province)#Christian_Egypt_.2833_AD.E2.80.934th_century.29

90 posted on 12/12/2016 11:13:11 AM PST by ealgeone
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To: heterosupremacist

Jesus’ earthly father, Joseph, was a Craftsman, a Tradesman, a “small business owner” and a TAXPAYER.

To call him a “migrant” or “homeless” (which also seems to be in vogue) is a profound insult, because it belittles his ability to provide for Mary and her Child.

The Church has always revered Joseph for his honesty, skill, diligence, and righteousness.

I am not Catholic, but I am offended by this!


91 posted on 12/12/2016 11:13:47 AM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: heterosupremacist

It’s not likely he ever traveled more than 40 miles from his birthplace. I guess it’s too much to ask a pope to read the bible.


92 posted on 12/12/2016 11:14:01 AM PST by DesertRhino (November 8, America's Brexit!!!)
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To: trisham
Imho, this Pope has an agenda, which does not include defending Christianity or Christians.

That may well be true; I don't view him favorably.

Some points remain:

1) Jesus, Mary and Joseph absolutely were refugees for a time in Egypt.

2) Their conduct as refugees (living peaceably in Egypt, returning home when able) was exemplary. Today's refugees could (and should) learn from them and emulate them.

3) A whole lot of people posting on this thread know less about the Bible than they think they know.

93 posted on 12/12/2016 11:14:04 AM PST by NorthMountain
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To: heterosupremacist

This POS needs to go. As a Catholic, I demand that the Cardinals of the Church declare him deposed, and no longer the occupant of the See of Peter(if he ever validly held the office in the first place).


94 posted on 12/12/2016 11:15:35 AM PST by Bridesheadfan
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Exactly! Jesus was born in his [earthly] father’s homeland.


95 posted on 12/12/2016 11:16:37 AM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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To: NorthMountain

1. This Pope’s comparison of Jesus and muslims is an absurdity.

That’s all.


96 posted on 12/12/2016 11:17:18 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: ealgeone
So you can read Wikipedia. Yay. The pharaohs of Egypt and the kings of Israel still viewed each other (and their subjects) as foreigners. Fleeing Israel into Egypt was not the same as fleeing Maryland into Virginia. If it were, it wouldn't have done any good.

Just deal with it: They were refugees. Their conduct as refugees provides a sterling example of how refugees should (and today often don't) conduct themselves.

97 posted on 12/12/2016 11:18:49 AM PST by NorthMountain
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To: Arthur McGowan
Obama is lazy. So lazy that I think we are going to hear much less from him than many people fear.

That is a very comforting thought! :-)
98 posted on 12/12/2016 11:19:53 AM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: heterosupremacist
he said Jesus was a “migrant” who reminds us of the plight of today’s refugees.

does he not know the difference between a migrant refugee and a visiting traveller?

99 posted on 12/12/2016 11:24:03 AM PST by mjp ((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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To: NorthMountain
So you can read Wikipedia.

Apparently you cannot.

100 posted on 12/12/2016 11:28:55 AM PST by ealgeone
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