To: JaimeD2
But when a government tells the Church that it can't practice compassion, I call that tyranny. Are you suggesting that these churches do not have to obey federal laws? If these clowns are enabling foreign lawbreakers to remain here, I'd call that being accomplices in the commission of ongoing crimes.
To: Tancredo Fan
Yes, I am suggesting that churches may not have to obey federal laws. All laws against the innate rights of mankind are null and void, and charitable giving by religious organizations has long been understood to be inviolate. When a man is poor and hungry, a church will feed him, regardless of his immigration status, because many believe it their duty to ease suffering wherever they see it. That kind of compassion is above the jurisdiction of governments.
If you don't like illegal immigrants, then have the INS wait outside the church property and nab people approaching it - assuming they can get a judge to authorize warrants against them. But the answer isn't to jail people of faith for giving out food and water. If that's the avenue you want to go down, you're going to have to justify imprisoning a lot more people than one bishop.
52 posted on
05/11/2003 3:56:35 PM PDT by
JaimeD2
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