1) THREAD:
I was just in line at a gas station. Right after I paid for my gas, a guy came up to me while I was about to get in my car and said, “Do you run @TheimmigProject?” I said, “Yes!” He said, “I’ve been following y’all and I just want to say, “As a Christian, I’m..
I was just in line at a gas station. Right after I paid for my gas, a guy came up to me while I was about to get in my car and said, “Do you run @TheimmigProject?” I said, “Yes!” He said, “I’ve been following y’all and I just want to say, “As a Christian, I’m..
2) thankful y’all talk about respecting the rule of law, but I don’t like that y’all say we are commanded to love undocumented Immigrants and Migrants at the Border. They’re illegal aliens and therefore don’t deserve my love. To say I’m obligated to love these illegal aliens...
3) is bull💩.” I said, “We do respect the rule of law for sure. I understand the complexity around Immigration and how much it’s politicized as well because the Bible doesn’t give policy solutions. However, the Bible does tell us to love our neighbor and enemies, and this...
4) includes undocumented Immigrants and Migrants. We must obey this.” He said, “You’re reading the wrong Bible, son!” I said, “No, I don’t think so.” He said, I knew you were a flaming Liberal. Most Mexican-Americans are. Make American Great Again! Bye!” Friends, this is...
5) what I run into here in the South sometimes. I believe he’s a Christian, but he, along with some others, just see the Bible through right wing or left wing lenses instead of a Gospel lens. This compels them to honestly believe they can read scripture selectively and...
6) categorize who their neighbor is just like the religious lawyer in Luke 10:25-37. This compels them to view the Bible as a buffet to pick and choose from, rather than inspired where they believe and live by every word, not just some. This is toxic and bad for the Church...
7) And many undocumented Immigrants in the South are recipients of this unjust unbiblical view of Scripture. This is one reason why so many undocumented Immigrants live in the shadows. They’re not just afraid of ICE, but if right wing and left wing Christians who view them as...
8) problems to solve, not people to love created in God’s Image. This is the reality. But, this is just motivation for me to continue providing balanced solutions that loves Immigrants and respects the rule of law through @TheimmigProject. Let’s keep speaking up courageously.
