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 âsuspension of intellect.â 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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Amazing how the Left will invoke Jesus’ name, when it suits their purposes, yet will deny His deity.
Like the rest of us, they are hypocrites, though of a much higher magnitude.
A quick question of Ms. Boorstein:
Since you choose to invoke the name of Jesus in your argument, try a review of what He says about the murder of pre-born babies!
Typical dumbass question by a leftist who sees Jesus as a “community organizer”.
Just love it when anti-Christians pose the ever popular WWJD question. How about:
Would Jesus marry two men?
Would Jesus abort a baby?
Would Jesus sell organs from aborted babies?
Would Jesus cut off non-believers’ heads?
Would Jesus stone adulteresses?
So many possibilities.
Could Jesus hit a curve ball?
If Jesus DID take in Syrian refugees it would NOT be out of hatred for white people or to glean votes.
I don’t recall Jesus abiding cowardice in any way shape or form.
As the US slowly spirals toward the same hell-hole status as the middle east, how many Americans will seek refuge elsewhere? Thousands? Millions? Where will we go?
If we are Judeo-Christian, we will stand fast in our faith and triumph therein, even if we should perish.
That’s one hell of a lot more than can be said for these so-called “refugees”.
Despite the dumb title, I decided to read the whole thing. She’s right there IS a disagreement within the Christian community about embracing Syrian Muslims. If she’d actually done some footwork rather than a few internet searches and a phone call or two, she could have written a meaningful article. As it is, she mailed it in.
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Or rather, just a prophet only.
And even that, I call that into question, the Muslim respect of Jesus as a prophet considering how horrible the Muslims treat Christians.
Beautifully clear explanation. Thanks!
Would Joshua take in Syrian refugees?
I think miss Boorstein is probably just another self hating Jew, looking at things through her liberal educated mindset.
Let her invite a few muslims to live at her house. She probably would not continue to be a self hating Jew after a week or so. There would be some sort of change, most likely.
Sarcasm intended.
Is there any chance for any them to get to heaven? Will not Christ find a way to them? I don't know, of course, I'm just posing questions.
So many possibilities.
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Jesus wouldn't have whipcords BIG enough for those sinners.
By the by, most Saudis marry cousins, so there are MANY deformed babies there. Close intermarriage does that, as you know. But, Saudis (I don't know about other Arabs.) don't believe in abortion either. They love their babies, no matter what kind of deformity babies have. They rear them as one of the family, loved and cared for.
Wait a minute. How could Jesus take any refugees in? He has no place to take them in as we are constantly told by liberals that “Jesus was homeless”. Their logic has circled back on them again.
How about Matthew 25 as Jesus’ answer to your question?
The message of Jesus Christ was one which was primarily addressed to individuals, not nations. Jesus also counseled us to be “gentle as doves, but wise as serpents.” How many people who you did not know, would you just invite in off the street to live with you and and your children; perhaps putting your family in harms way. Would Jesus wish you you to take in such folks who may enter as an effort to “steal, kill, and destroy,” which Jesus said the devil come to do? One would do well to consider the fact that the devil may be in the details, and a nation would do well to possess the same attitude. With regard to Government, the Bible indicates that Human Government is ordained of God to protect its citizens, not place them in harms way by acts of foolishness and lawlessness.
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